The Paraguayan government this week banned the dissemination of content related to “gender theory and/or ideology” in public schools nationwide. Human rights and LGBTQ+ organizations say the measure is a setback for education and human rights. It is part of a regional “onslaught” by religious fundamentalists.
October 11th is International Coming Out Day. Here are ten films that bring LGBT stories to light. Over time, they've become iconic, though some of their protagonists were able to come out, while others weren't.
“The Gathering is all of us” – Naponaxtac enauac qomi in the Qom language – is the motto for this year’s 32nd National Women’s Gathering in Resistencia, Chaco, from October 14 to 16. Presentes has selected activities and workshops that specifically focus on themes of sexual diversity for lesbians, bisexuals, trans people, and transvestites.
Today at 10 a.m., Michelle Suárez was sworn in as Uruguay's first transgender senator. She took office as the alternate for Senator Marcos Carámbula, of the ruling left-wing coalition, Frente Amplio. She is a lawyer, an LGBT activist, and is 33 years old.
Never metaphorical, Rodríguez Larreta's gender police carry out a rigorous disciplinary control over the population of transvestites and trans women, a true census turned into judicial and police statistics.
Sheyla Brítez, a 20-year-old trans woman, was stabbed ten times and suffered a cut to her forehead on Friday night. Trans women are denouncing an increase in violence against them, fueled by the rise of fundamentalist rhetoric.
Rocío Girat, her partner, was present. Lesbian groups, LGBTQ+ activists, feminists, and other self-organized individuals joined together to condemn institutional violence and attacks based on sexual orientation with kisses. [READ MORE: Mariana Gómez declared…]
The gathering was scheduled for 5 p.m. in front of the First Police Station in the city of Mar del Plata. The initiative came from the Pride March Organizing Committee.
Elektra Trash was born over 20 years ago in a bowling alley contest in Rosario. Her creator needed a job, didn't have a penny to her name, dressed up in trash, and won. These days, she can be seen at the second edition of the National Festival of Transformative Art (FENAT), from October 6th to 8th in Buenos Aires, where she will be giving a free makeup workshop.
In the early morning of September 30, Aracely Figueroa, 26, was on the corner of Buenos Aires and Crisóstomo Alvarez streets in the city of San Miguel de Tucumán. A police officer approached her and physically, psychologically, and verbally assaulted her because of her gender identity.
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