Association Spectra ( cnr, Asocijacija Spektra, script=Latn) is a grassroots organization that works on promotion and protection of human rights of trans*, gender diverse and intersex persons in

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. It was founded in 2017 as a spin-off from the organization

Queer Montenegro The Montenegrin LGBT Association Queer Montenegro is a non-governmental organization established in October 2012. and registered in March 2013 in Podgorica. Queer Montenegro consists of longtime activists for human rights, and professionals fro ...

. The organization works in the field of community support, advocacy, education, media and culture. In recent years it advanced its public visibility and impact by signing multiple agreements with international organizations like the

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) is a United Nations agency mandated to aid and protect refugees, forcibly displaced communities, and stateless people, and to assist in their voluntary repatriation, local integrati ...

, Eurasian Key Populations Health Network,

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and public institutions especially in the field of healthcare. Asocijacija Spektra is a member of multiple networks including

Transgender Europe Transgender Europe (TGEU) is a network of different organisations working to combat discrimination against trans people and support trans people rights. It was founded in 2005 in Vienna during the 1st European Transgender Council as "European Tr ...

, the Equal Rights Association for Western Balkans and Turkey and the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Youth and Student Organisation.

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