Silvia Delfino, an academic, analyzes how the struggles of the human rights movement and LGBTQ+ groups are intertwined. She also reflects on the construction of memory and the lack of visibility of testimonies regarding state terrorism and repression against the LGBTQ+ population. By Silvia Delfino* Photo: Ariel Gutraich In…
The annual report from the Movement for Homosexual Liberation (Movilh) also revealed that, for the first time in 12 years, there were more reports of violence filed by lesbians and transgender people than by gay men. Illustration: Florencia Capella. Every year, the Movement for Homosexual Liberation (Movilh) produces a comprehensive report documenting violence…
Three communicators from Peru launched an audiovisual project: a documentary web series that tells the stories of LGBT people. Thanks to a crowdfunding campaign, they already have five episodes and several more are on the way. The episodes can be viewed for free on YouTube.
Surgical interventions, mutilations, pathologization, and medical exhibition are some of the human rights violations suffered by intersex people. The issue was presented and testimonies were given at a hearing of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).
The first subway station in Buenos Aires named after a historical figure in the fight for LGBTQ+ rights and founder of the Argentine Homosexual Community has opened. It is located at the corner of Santa Fe and Pueyrredón, a landmark in the LGBTQ+ movement.
Keili González reported that while walking through downtown Nogoyá, Entre Ríos province, a group of men insulted and threatened her from a car for over a block and a half. She has already filed a report with the prosecutor's office, and a demonstration will be held tomorrow in front of the courthouse.
This was determined by the Office of the Prosecutor for Institutional Violence (Procuvin) in a report following testimony from victims. The report denouncing institutional violence was presented as part of the investigation led by prosecutor Laura Belloqui.
Angie Velasquez was searched in the street, forced to undress, subjected to police abuse, and then imprisoned in Florencio Varela. During the month she spent in detention, her health deteriorated. She died yesterday. The organization Otrans Argentina, of which Angie was a member, filed a lawsuit today against a judge and three prosecutors for “Aggravated homicide in conjunction with torture by action and omission and in conjunction with illicit association.”.
Through screenings of the “Trans Memory Archive”, curated by María Belén Correa and Cecilia Estalles Alcón; the photographs of Marcos Adandía; and a panel discussion with representatives of sexual diversity, the international photography and human rights meeting “Rights in Focus” kicks off the week of Remembrance in Argentina, vindicating, among other things, LGBTI identities and their struggles.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) published a statement highlighting recent measures by Peru and Paraguay to guarantee the rights of the LGBTI population, but expressed concern about the conservative waves in civil society.
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