Avelar is a 41-year-old trans activist who has suffered constant human rights violations. She has been repeatedly raped, kidnapped, tortured, imprisoned, and shot. She now lives in Switzerland, where she has sought asylum to save her life.
Rapper and LGBT activist Kevin Fret, 24, was killed after being shot in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
New and classic, emerging and established: a whimsical list of queer literature to read with warmth.
Noly Trujillo (55 years old) and Marina Quintero (56 years old) are the first trans people recognized in the country as victims of state violence because of their gender identity, something unprecedented in Latin America.
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It happened in Lezama Park around 11 p.m. Lara Bertolini was walking her dog when a young man yelled at her: “We don’t want faggots and transvestites here.” He threw a bottle at her, hitting her in the head, and escaped in a car.
At a nightclub in Villa Rumipal, Córdoba, he was assaulted and subjected to homophobic insults. He has already filed a police report and identified his attacker.
The social media outburst from the artist from Santa Fe when she found out she is the first woman to win this award in 30 years.
The social media outburst from the artist from Santa Fe when she found out she is the first woman to win this award in 30 years.
Opinion column by human rights activist Lana de Holanda.
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