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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.”
A young gay man was murdered: it is being denounced as a hate crime.
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…
#BichoYYo: How long has it been since you had an HIV test?
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.
For the first time, violence against LGBT people reaches the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
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.