With 26 votes in favor, 14 against, and no abstentions, the Chilean Senate approved the Gender Identity Law for people over 14 years of age. Five years and four months of discussion and postponements had passed since it was first introduced.
The Ombudsman's Office presented the results of its annual monitoring of television news programs: only 39 news items with issues of sexual diversity were recorded, but a greater focus on rights stands out.
By María Sanz, from Asunción. Ada Mía Naomi Gomes Rivas, a 29-year-old trans woman, was murdered in the Naranjo area, near the city of Piribebuy (about 100 kilometers east of Asunción). Her family had reported her missing on Monday, August 27. A 19-year-old man, César Guzmán Franco…
Sergio Maulen, head of the program at the Directorate of AIDS, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Hepatitis, and Tuberculosis, submitted his resignation to the Ministry of Health. Workers from the various programs issued a statement warning that patient care “is at risk.”
Felipe Olguín Gómez, 19, was murdered last Tuesday by a man at a bus stop near his home in the Puente Alto district, after receiving threats and insults because of his sexual orientation, according to a report filed with the Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation of Chile (Movilh). The young man, who lived…
If three out of four people living with HIV in Argentina know their status, it means one out of every four doesn't. Worldwide, 25% of people living with HIV are unaware of their status. Testing is crucial for early detection. In Argentina, testing is free, safe, and confidential.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) presented the case of Azul Rojas Marín to the Court. Rojas Marín was illegally detained and raped in 2008 by three police officers in Trujillo, Peru. This case marked a turning point for the rights of LGBTI people in the region.
Ixchel Cisneros and Gonzalo Sánchez de Tagle, from the Mexican media outlet Anfitaz, welcomed Kenya Cytlaly Cuevas, a trans activist and founder of Casa de las Muñecas (House of Dolls), an organization that seeks to expand access to services for people experiencing homelessness, drug users, incarcerated individuals, people living with HIV, sex workers, and the LGBT+ community. In this #DerechoRemix podcast, they discussed the circumstances that led her to become a human rights defender, the case of Paola, and the negligence of authorities in addressing hate crimes against the trans community—an issue that urgently needs to be addressed and included on the institutional agenda as soon as possible.
The neologism and technical term "cisgender" was introduced in 1991 by the German psychiatrist and sexologist Volkmar Sigusch. Since "trans" identities existed, there also needed to be a way to name people who identify with the sex assigned to them at birth. The prefix "cis" (which comes from Latin) means "this side" or "on this side."
The neologism and technical term "cisgender" was introduced in 1991 by the German psychiatrist and sexologist Volkmar Sigusch. Since "trans" identities existed, there also needed to be a way to name people who identify with the sex assigned to them at birth. The prefix "cis" (which comes from Latin) means "this side" or "on this side."
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