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.
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.
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…”
For the second time in Argentina's history, the crime of aggravated assault motivated by hatred of sexual orientation will be tried.
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.
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.
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.
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