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#BichoYYo To work, HIV testing is illegal
In this episode, everything you need to know when you go for a pre-employment medical exam, whether you're positive or negative.
Brutal attack on trans man: he was beaten and a swastika was carved into his body.
Matías Mello reported that two men beat him and then drew a swastika on him in the early morning of March 13 in Santiago.
A year without Marielle Franco: a year of cowardice without justice
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…
“Travar el saber”: a transvestite-trans educational experience told in the first person
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.
Central America: Alert over forums to “prevent homosexuality”
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…”
Central America: Alert over forums to “prevent homosexuality”
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 first stage of Wiki LGBT Human Rights has ended.
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.
Brazil: Two former police officers arrested for the murder of Marielle Franco
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.
Column #4 Present at You Can't Live on Love 2019
We talked about our regional coverage of #8M in Latin America in Paraguay, Peru, Chile, El Salvador and Guatemala.
A young gay man was attacked on a bus in Santiago.
Luis Lillo, 24, was attacked on Saturday the 9th at 9:30 a.m. while waiting for a bus at the intersection of Alameda and San Antonio, heading home to La Pintana, Santiago, Chile. Luis is gay, and his attackers harassed and punched and kicked him, shouting "depraved" and "degenerate." Thus…