By Airam Fernández, from Santiago, Chile. The Chilean LGBTI community made its presence felt with the arrival of Pope Francis in Santiago. Yesterday afternoon, the Movement for Homosexual Liberation (Movilh) called for a protest against the official visit. Activists, transvestites, trans women, lesbians, and gay men joined the welcome that thousands of…
He filed the complaint at the First Police Station.
By Airam Fernández, from Santiago, Chile. Photo: Courtesy of Fundación Selenna* The final session of discussion on the Gender Identity Bill (LIG) resulted in a significant achievement for the Chilean LGBTI community: the inclusion of children and adolescents, after they were excluded during the initial Senate proceedings. The…
Actress, writer, playwright, singer, Camila Sosa Villada became known for her starring role in Javier Van De Couter's film "Mía." But much more followed: her own documentary, television appearances, and extensive theater work.
A transgender woman and her partner, both incarcerated in the city of Concepción, were beaten and tortured by three prison guards. A year ago, the same woman was assaulted in another Chilean prison, in Antofagasta. The complaint was filed by the Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation (Movilh).
In the duo's most recent adventure, the comic strip that brutally tells what it's like to live with HIV mutated into the cover of an X-Men comic.
Have you seen those family and neighborhood parties we had to endure at some point? The problem was, either we did everything possible to avoid going, or we went and stayed isolated, without dancing. In my case, when I had to go to a birthday party or wedding, I stayed close to my mom, like a cry for help: "Let this shit blow over quickly and let's go home."
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) yesterday declared, in a landmark decision, that the rights of same-sex couples and transgender people are protected by the Human Rights Convention.
While the articles of the law are being discussed, a controversy arose over the decision by the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Fidel Espinoza, to cancel the debate in the chamber scheduled for Tuesday the 16th.
The National Ombudsman's Office urged the National Sports Secretariat to guarantee the registration of transgender players on women's hockey teams. The resolution came after a court ruling allowed Jessica Millamán to register and play in the Chubut women's league.
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