Trans women in Ensenada fear trans femicide perpetrators at large
Activists and transgender people marched in Ensenada to protest violence against the LGBT community. They also demanded recognition of gender identity.
Activists and transgender people marched in Ensenada to protest violence against the LGBT community. They also demanded recognition of gender identity.
Agencia Presentes celebrated its fifth anniversary, and its founders and directors review the genesis and development of this journalistic project.
"We have already lost our fear of speaking out," says one of the women who is part of the radio station that has been operating for five years in the Honduran community.
A report prepared by the regional observatory Without LGBTI Violence shows that although there was a decrease in the number of homicides in 9 of the 11 countries in the region, the figure increased compared to 2019.
Emilia Schneider is the first trans woman elected to Congress in Chile. She is 25 years old and received one of the highest vote counts. Camila Musante and Marcela Riquelme, LGBTQ+ activists, have also joined the Chamber of Deputies.
The group Yo Si Te Creo (I Do Believe You) organized a virtual trial to challenge the judicial processes that delay the development and resolution of cases involving child and adolescent abuse. They also drafted a list of collective demands.
Every November 20th, International Transgender Day of Remembrance or Trans Memory Day is commemorated, a day to honor all trans, non-binary and gender non-conforming people who were murdered because of prejudice.
"Like the flower, voices of contemporary Colombian queer poetry" collects 50 texts from 30 authors who share their own experience about the queer experience in Colombia.
Violence against lesbians, lesbophobia, takes many forms, but its impact is undeniable. From direct violence to invisibility, lesbians confront one of the most deeply ingrained social norms: heterosexuality.
Gabriela Cabrera, a 23-year-old trans woman, died under circumstances that have yet to be clarified by the Paraguayan justice system. The initial hypothesis put forward by the forensic doctor was that it was a suicide, but her colleagues at Casa Diversa are demanding a thorough investigation by the Public Prosecutor's Office and that justice be served.