Three communicators from Peru launched an audiovisual project: a documentary web series that tells the stories of LGBTQ+ people. Thanks to a crowdfunding campaign, they already have five episodes and several more are on the way. The episodes can be viewed for free on YouTube. Seven-fifteen is the time when many people arrive home from work, from the routine of the city, from the exhaustion of fighting intolerance. Many LGBTQ+ people in Peru live in hiding and have to pretend to be someone else until they reach their homes. Seven-fifteen is the hour of liberation: the hour when they can begin to be who they are. To make these lives visible, in the first person, this web series . Communicators Esteban Marchand, Chía Florez, and Alejandra Watanabe wanted to contribute their expertise to the fight for the rights of the LGBTQ+ community in Peru and the region.

The name, concept, and design came about after several meetings and months of work. At the same time, the search began for the protagonists of the stories. A crowdfunding campaign allowed them to more fully launch the production of the episodes, which included a trip to the interior of Peru. So far, five episodes have been released, with several more to come.

Pamela Almond

Almendra Pamela is a professional guitarist who is striving to make her way in the music world and break down the stigmas that still exist around trans women in Peru. Almendra is a lesbian and met the love of her life while living as a man; their relationship is proof that love is diverse, it changes, it transforms, and it can overcome anything.

Ursula Talavera

Ursula never heard about diversity until university. There, her world changed, and her stage name, Shushupe, came to her. Since entering the music world, she has made it clear that she is in favor of diverse love, playing at every fundraising event she's invited to, and from there she feels she's doing her part in the fight for equality.

Jose Alvarado

 

Perhaps many people in Lima still don't understand trans people; it's an unknown world for some. However, many of those who champion intolerance and ignorance may have gotten into Jose's taxi.

Go Diva

 

Today in Lima, there's an explosion of drag fans thanks to the American television show RuPaul's Drag Race. However, much of society doesn't tolerate a body that questions gender and challenges the binary. Osmar, the artist behind Go Diva, finds joy in his work, opening minds through his art.

Saor Sax

 

Saor Sax is an artist who uses their paintings to express their experiences and struggles. When they look in the mirror, they see a woman, but also a man. They don't fit into any one category and simply flow freely across the gender spectrum. They participated in the Miss Amazonas pageant in Iquitos : it was a way to explore another facet of their artistic expression. Furthermore, Saor is certain that these pageants make the trans community much more visible to society.

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