By Vero Ferrari. Gahela Tseneg is 26 years old, a law graduate, a trans activist, and a member of the New Peru Movement. She belongs to Femucarinap, the federation that brings together peasant, artisan, Indigenous, native, and wage-earning women in Peru. But her strength doesn't prevent her from experiencing situations that break her. On March 15th…
The IACHR expressed its concern about the violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people reported so far in 2019 in various Latin American countries.
In this episode, everything you need to know when you go for a pre-employment medical exam, whether you're positive or negative.
Matías Mello reported that two men beat him and then drew a swastika on him in the early morning of March 13 in Santiago.
By Lana de Holanda* Working with Marielle changed my life. There is a life before working with Mari (that's what we called her) and one after. Being a trans woman or transvestite in Brazil involves several social limitations, such as expectations regarding education, relationships, health, and employment. For a long time, I believed that…
The book contains 33 accounts of individual and collective educational journeys in Argentina, written by the people who lived them. Published in 2018 by the National University of La Plata (UNLP), it is being presented in Mexico.
In the countries of the Northern Triangle of Central America—Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador—a series of forums have been held in the last week with the aim of “preventing homosexuality.” These activities are supported by ultraconservative organizations such as the Sí a la Vida Foundation, which promotes “the rescue of values…”
The Sí a la Vida Foundation, which promotes “the recovery of ethical and moral values, respect for life from conception to natural death, the strengthening of the family, and respect for human dignity,” has raised concerns among LGBT+ human rights organizations because it fuels the rhetoric of…
The project for more inclusive communication developed by Agencia Presentes and Wikimedia Argentina concluded its first phase, which included activities in Buenos Aires, Tucumán and Asunción, Paraguay: four training workshops for activists and journalists, three marathons of editing content on Wikipedia in Spanish, more than 70 articles edited and 150 participants.
Two days before the one-year anniversary of the shooting death of the lesbian councilwoman and human rights activist from Rio de Janeiro, the courts ordered the arrests.
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