Both were well-known and loved in their communities. Catalina Santos, 23, was hunted down and killed in the municipality of Atizapán (State of Mexico). Two weeks later, on September 5, Devanny Cardiel was murdered in León, a city in Guanajuato, a state in central Mexico.
Winfried Fallon, a 24-year-old non-binary person, recorded a video while being beaten by a group of people. They were yelling “fucking faggot” and “you were born a man, not a woman.”
Although the Montevideo City Hall (IM) held a celebratory launch, the City Hall decided not to authorize the Diversity March for the second year in a row.
Since March 2020, a children's library has been operating in the Historic Center of Lima: an area of sex work, drug micro-trafficking, clandestine bars, a public urinal and a boxing ring.
Paraguayan trans activist Yren Rotela has reported receiving death threats. Organizations are demanding an investigation and are requesting guarantees for her safety.
Emma and Thiago Leis were about to rent an apartment in Buenos Aires, but when they told the owner about Emma's transition, he backed out.
Pastor José Duarte, who calls himself "the prophet of Lambaré," founded a church where insults and threats are commonplace. This week, a homophobic video went viral, and his church was shut down.
A teenager wanted to change his ID, but his father refused to sign it for over a year, citing religious reasons. He took legal action.
Where did the number that became a symbol of persecution and insult to homosexuals come from? And why is it a crucial part of LGBT* history in Latin America?
Bianka Rodríguez, from El Salvador, was denied boarding for the World Pride and Euro Games in Denmark, despite meeting all travel requirements and receiving an official invitation. At the airport in her country, she was confronted by transphobic airline staff.
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