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LGBT+ seniors share their experiences of the pandemic in Latin America
Testimonies from LGBT+ older adults and the challenges of surviving the pandemic.
They denounce the medical abandonment of a transgender migrant woman deprived of her liberty
Katalina Martínez Yancha is imprisoned with tuberculosis. Her release is being demanded so she can receive proper medical treatment.
This is how the pandemic is affecting trans masculinities in Latin America
Lack of medical coverage, mistreatment in the doctor's office, and hormone shortages are part of the repertoire of everyday problems.
Police abuse in Río Gallegos: “They kicked me and denigrated me for being gay”
A 27-year-old gay man reported that on May 1st he was beaten and assaulted by homophobic infantry officers and police.
Thinking about journalism in the heat of our dissident struggles
We often see that the hegemonic media stage an idea of the world giving importance to the privileged class.
“Racism is not a feeling, it is a fact and it takes lives.”
Sandra Chagas, Afro-Candombera activist and lesbian: "It is still not understood that racism is a scourge that affects us all and that we cannot overcome it alone: society has to understand this."
Being Black and LGBT+ in Brazil is to be in constant danger
The humanitarian and economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has deepened social inequalities in Brazil
#NiUnaMenos in Argentina: figures, activities and document
The Mumala Observatory recorded that in the first 100 days of 2020, there were 96 fatal victims of machismo in Argentina.
Moira Millán: “Racism towards our girls and women results in hate crimes”
Interview with Moira Millán - Mapuche weychafe (warrior), member of the Indigenous Women's Movement for Good Living - who has been denouncing the police violence that she and her sisters suffered in the context of mandatory confinements.
"Coronapapers": an X-ray of the LGBTI community during the pandemic
The organization ILGALAC launched a compilation of 16 articles written by LGBTI activists from across Latin America and the Caribbean.