Paraguay lacks gender identity laws, and these therapies are not offered in the health system either, so it is believed that the scope of the WHO reclassification will be even more limited in this country, where access to health for transvestites and trans people faces many barriers.
Paraguay lacks gender identity laws, and these therapies are not offered in the health system either, so it is believed that the scope of the WHO reclassification will be even more limited in this country, where access to health for transvestites and trans people faces many barriers.
A visual artist, professor, and activist, he is one of the founders of the LGBTI film festival Amor, now in its third edition. He says that Chile is still very conservative but that some things are beginning to change: “I really like how people are starting to stand up for themselves.”
Agencia Presentes will offer an online workshop for journalists working in Latin American media. It will consist of two virtual sessions during the third and fourth weeks of July. Registration is by selection process.
By Lucas Fauno Gutiérrez (script and text) and Jon Amarillo (illustrations) If “normality” demands a hygienic image from people with HIV. If a protocol is imposed on us for caring for others, a mandate to behave a certain way so as not to worry anyone. If they want to instill guilt in us. If they prefer to fear us instead of empathizing and…
By Lucas Fauno Gutiérrez (script and text) and Jon Amarillo (illustrations) If “normality” demands a hygienic image from people with HIV. If a protocol is imposed on us for caring for others, a mandate to behave a certain way so as not to worry anyone. If they want to instill guilt in us. If they prefer to fear us instead of empathizing and…
By Quimey Ramos* Ivve is 42 years old, a psychologist, and has lived almost her entire life in Chelyabinsk, an industrial city in southern Russia. Last year, she was forced into exile due to the persecution of LGBTQ+ people stemming from anti-gay propaganda adopted in 2013 and the media virulence against the community that began in…
In this column, we discuss the Pride Day marches in Peru, Paraguay, and Argentina, where people marched to say “Stop the murders of trans people and trans women.” We also cover some great news: the approval of the trans job quota in the city of Santa Fe and the #RecognizeIsRepair process underway in that province. Finally, we talk about the presentation of two job inclusion projects in Córdoba.
The courts have accepted a constitutional challenge seeking to invalidate Article 112 of the Honduran Constitution. This article states that “Marriage and civil unions between persons of the same sex are prohibited. Marriages or civil unions between persons of the same sex celebrated or recognized under the laws of other countries shall not be valid in Honduras.”
Two legislative initiatives for transgender labor inclusion were presented in Córdoba, one at the municipal level in the capital and the other at the provincial level. As with the debate on legal abortion, their approval depends on broad consensus among legislators committed to gender rights and sexual diversity. Thus, the testimony of how the transgender community survives in extreme conditions entered the legislative chambers.
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