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4th March Against Trans Murders: “Don’t just join us, be a part of it”
This Friday, June 28th at 6 PM we are calling for the 4th March (this time defined as Plurinational) against transvesticide and transfemicide, from Plaza de Mayo to the Congress.
The Buenos Aires court ruled in favor of a transgender municipal worker
By Rosario Marina. It took the justice system three and a half years to tell V, a trans worker, in complicated legal phrases, two words: you were right. In 2013, V began working as an administrative assistant in the municipality of La Plata, Buenos Aires province. In May 2015, when Julio Garro was in the midst of his campaign for…
Mariana Gómez trial: the prosecution requested a 2-year sentence and the verdict will be delivered on June 28.
The young woman is being prosecuted for "resisting authority and injuries" after defending herself when Officer Jonatan Rojo assaulted her at the Constitución train station while she was kissing his wife, Rocío Girat.
Violence against transgender people has increased in Paraguay: the police are the main threat.
According to the report "Situation of violence towards trans people in Paraguay", in 2018 there were 68 reports of trans violence, of which 2 were transfemicides; 12 reports of discrimination and police violence; and 5 reports of state violence and discrimination in prisons.
#Pride2019 Massive march in Santiago and repression in Quillota
More than 100,000 people took to the streets of Santiago. There was repression and arrests in Quillota.
Guatemala adds two gay congressmen: progress and impacts
What impact might this increased visibility of sexual dissidence have on the LGBT+ community in a conservative country like Guatemala?
Mexico: Historic recommendation issued to investigate transfemicides
The Mexico City Human Rights Commission (CDHDF) issued a historic recommendation on Wednesday for the Attorney General's Office to investigate the transfemicide of Paola Buenrostro with a gender perspective.
Three years without justice for Nicole: negligence denounced and calls made for prosecution of lesbicide
Nicole, a 23-year-old lesbian, was last seen alive on June 18, 2016. Three years after her murder, the investigation has not progressed.
Guatemala's Congress will have its first openly gay congressman
Aldo Dávila of the Winaq Movement was elected representative for the central district in Guatemala's general elections on Sunday. He is the first openly gay man to serve in Congress.
Guatemala elections: LGBT+ candidates with a sexual diversity agenda
In 2015, Sandra Morán became the first openly lesbian candidate in an election campaign in Guatemala. In the 2019 election, at least four LGBT+ candidates were running.