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Proudly Torta: Lesbians, trans and bisexuals marched at the ENMChaco
For the first time in 32 years, the lesbian march and festival were on the official program of the event.
Sara Hebe: “Women and transvestites are always objects for capitalism”
With fury, with a hip-hop cadence, Sara Hebe makes herself visible, wears the green scarf of legal abortion, waves the LGBTI pride flag, aims, shoots, sings. A defiant feminist, she has been making music for almost ten years, but perhaps she is best known for her song "El Marginal," the theme song of last year's hit TV show that won the Martín Fierro de Oro award and became one of Netflix's most popular series.
#Paraguay: The government has banned gender-related content in schools
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.
10 must-see movies to come out of the closet
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.
National Women's Meeting: the agenda of sexual and gender diversity
“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.
Uruguay has its first trans senator: activist Michelle Suárez
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.
"The police are a constant threat to the lives of transvestites and trans people."
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.
Brutal attack on trans woman in Greater Asunción: the second in four days
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.
Big kiss in PHOTOS and VOICES: against Lesbophobia, #LesbianKisses
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…]
Mar del Plata joined the #KissingUp for Mariana Gómez and Rocío Girat
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.