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Anti-racist feminist Angela Davis arrived in Montevideo
With a busy schedule of meetings, talks and speeches, American Angela Davis arrived in Uruguay and will stay until Saturday.
For Effy, with love, from Bicho and me
By Lucas Gutiérrez and Jon Amarillo. Every Thursday on Presentes, a new episode of Bicho and Me: #BichoAndMe63: #BichoAndMe To work, the HIV test is illegal #BichoAndMe62: “I’m positive and that has nothing to do with HIV” #BichoAndMe61: revealing that someone has HIV without their consent is a crime #BichoAndMe60: the condom dilemma…
Chile has accumulated a record number of violent incidents against LGBT people in the last year.
In 2018, 698 cases of violence and abuse based on sexual orientation or gender identity were reported in Chile. This is the highest figure recorded in the last 17 years.
Historical reparation for trans people over 40 years old in Neuquén
This program acknowledges that there has been and is a systematic violation of the rights of trans people and seeks to alleviate state abandonment through a monthly financial contribution and access to social services.
70 UN member states still criminalize homosexuality
The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) launched the 13th edition of its flagship publication, the State-Sponsored Homophobia Report, authored by Lucas Ramón Mendos. “As of March 2019, 70 states continue to criminalize consensual same-sex sexual activity. In 44 of these states, the law…”
Buenos Aires: Hate attack at Pride March goes to trial
For the second time in Argentina's history, the crime of aggravated assault motivated by hatred of sexual orientation will be tried.
Argentina: 147 hate crimes against LGBT people in 2018
This is according to the report from the National Observatory of LGBT Hate Crimes of the Ombudsman of the City of Buenos Aires, in conjunction with the Argentine LGBT Federation.
He tried to set a trans woman on fire, and the police released him.
Ghia Aixa Peña Acaro, a young trans woman, was attacked by a man who tried to set her on fire after beating her and pouring gasoline on her body. The attack occurred on Friday, March 15, in Piura, a city in northern Peru.
New report of LGBTphobia at Peru's Jorge Chávez airport
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…
IACHR on alert due to wave of attacks against LGBT+ people in Latin America
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.