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#Historic India decriminalized homosexuality
The Supreme Court struck down a ban imposed by a 19th-century British law. The LGBTQ+ community took to the streets to celebrate the ruling.
#BichoYyo: Why the health budget cuts are putting us at risk
This week, Argentina's President Mauricio Macri announced the reduction of half of the national ministries, including the Ministry of Health.
Three years after the transphobic murder of Marcela Chocobar: threats and impunity denounced
Marcela Chocobar was last seen alive in the early morning of September 6, 2015 in Río Gallegos.
Protest outside the courthouse: "They kill us for being trans and the State is responsible"
Trans groups protested in front of the courthouse: "They are killing us. The state is responsible. We demand justice."
Protest outside the courthouse: "They kill us for being trans and the State is responsible"
Trans groups protested in front of the courthouse: "They are killing us. The state is responsible. We demand justice."
#Guatemala Alert over a law against the rights of women and LGBTI people
The Law for the Protection of Life and Family prohibits sex education, condemns same-sex marriage, and penalizes women who have abortions with imprisonment. It has already received a favorable opinion in the Chamber of Deputies. Organizations marched in protest.
CHILE Senate approved Gender Identity Bill: excludes children
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.
Argentine TV 2017: Only 0.2% of news stories covered LGBT issues
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.
#Paraguay: A 29-year-old trans woman was brutally murdered
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…
They denounce that AIDS and STI programs are at risk due to austerity measures
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.”