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A trans woman was stabbed in Greater Asunción: she remains hospitalized
A man stabbed a trans woman in an area near the campus of the National University of Asunción (UNA), in the town of San Lorenzo (Greater Asunción).
Mariana Gómez testified before the court: "It was a case of lesbophobia."
Mariana Gómez (24) and her wife Rocío Girat (23) arrived at the courthouse at 9:30 in the morning to testify in Criminal and Correctional Court No. 45. From early on, feminist and lesbian activists came to support the women.
Lesbian arrested and beaten for kissing his wife: police must be held accountable
Mariana Solange Gómez was kissing her wife, Rocío Girat, near the Constitución subway station on Line C. Suddenly, Mariana was arrested by the Buenos Aires City Police.
The story of Farah, mother of Cuban transvestites: #GaboAward for best text
For this work entitled History of an Outcast, Jorge Carrasco received the Gabriel García Márquez Journalism Award in the text category.
Pride, pain and demands on the State at the 14th LGBTI march in Paraguay
This year's mobilization took place in a context of growing hatred in the country against what conservative sectors call "gender ideology," and today's slogan was "against state terrorism towards LGBTI people."
A family's struggle to ensure their transgender son receives comprehensive medical care
“‘We’re not going to treat him here’: the phrase hit us like a hammer blow of reality.” This is how the letter released Wednesday by the family of Gonzalo, the 13-year-old trans boy whom the Children’s Hospital of La Plata refused to treat with hormone therapy, begins. Although there has been no official statement yet, the institution maintains that its intention all along was to request time to better train the medical team.
There's a lesbian in my campaign for legal abortion.
"It is necessary that the activism for the right to free, safe, and legal abortion begins to be a place where lesbians and trans people are welcomed, valued, and empowered," says lawyer and activist Luciana Sánchez.
Susy Shock: “All failures are due to clinging to the binary.”
A trans South American artist and hummingbird, poet, folk singer, performer, teacher, activist. Her phrase “I claim my right to be a monster! Let others be normal!” has become a banner, a t-shirt, and even a quote from the American queer theorist Judith Butler.
I'm a trans man and I had an abortion: no one knows what to do with our bodies.
Abortion for trans men is an issue that is still only just beginning to be addressed in public health. Statistics are practically nonexistent regarding this population, but the obstacles we face are the same as those women face when seeking abortions. It's just that we're not talked about.
A school in the greater Buenos Aires area to train LGBTIQ+ activists
One hundred workshop participants are taking part in the LGBTIQ training school in the Greater Buenos Aires area, which was launched two weeks ago and runs until November.