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Trans people in El Salvador denounce hate and demand a Gender Identity Law
“We are being discriminated against for being transgender. We are part of El Salvador and as such we demand our fundamental rights.”
The story of Tito, the trans boy from Mar del Plata who rectified his birth certificate
On Tuesday, May 14th, at the civil registry in Mar del Plata, the birth certificate of Tito, a five-year-old transgender child, was amended. This is the step prior to issuing an ID card that reflects the gender identity he has expressed since he began speaking.
Four stories of everyday LGBT hate and resistance in Paraguay
In Paraguay, a law against all forms of discrimination and a gender identity law are becoming increasingly urgent. People in the LGBTIQ+ community find no protection in the justice system when hate crimes and abuses of power are committed.
What is sexual orientation? And gender identity?
Sexual orientation is the physical, emotional, erotic, affective, and spiritual attraction that a person feels for another, whether of the same or different sex. Gender identity is the lived experience of an individual's gender, which may or may not correspond to the sex assigned at birth.
Cuba: How a historic Pride march ended in repression
Following the impact of the march, several posts began circulating on Facebook declaring May 11 as the Day of the Cuban LGBTIQ Movement, as a "historic day", as "the Stonewall of Cuba".
Life after that email: how I came out of the closet
Being gay, growing up gay, in the nineties and in a small town is complicated. No amount of self-esteem or optimism can overcome the multitude of signs that simultaneously tell you that deviating from the norm will be severely punished.
A new comprehensive HIV project was presented in the City of Buenos Aires
On Tuesday, the Comprehensive Bill on HIV, AIDS, viral hepatitis and STIs was presented in the Legislature of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, seeking to replace City Ordinance No. 45381.
The court ruled in her favor, but they are denying her the "transvestite femininity" ID card.
Photo: Ariel Gutraich. In March of this year, a landmark ruling by the 7th Civil Court of the City of Buenos Aires granted the request of trans activist Lara Bertolini to have her self-perceived identity, "transvestite femininity," recorded on her official documents. Now, the National Registry of Persons (RENAPER) has appealed the ruling and…
Same-sex adoption: the debate has begun in the Chilean Senate
The bill was approved in the Chamber of Deputies on May 8th. It will allow married couples, civil partners, and single individuals to adopt, provided they meet the employment, housing, social, and other requirements.
How to turn a rape news story into an HIV/AIDS misinformation story
For the Argentinian media outlet Crónica, AIDS and HIV are the same thing. From their morbid, dangerous, and willful ignorance, Crónica considers people living with HIV a threat.