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HIV in Argentina: a new regulation to facilitate testing
Medical centers must offer testing not only to pregnant women but also to their partners. Furthermore, requiring a doctor's order for HIV tests is prohibited.
#Peru: President PPK opposes same-sex marriage
He stated this in an interview with the Peruvian news site Trome. The declaration comes as a shock, following a series of advances for the Peruvian LGBT community. – Do you agree with same-sex marriage? – No. Unequivocally and without mincing words, the president of Peru, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, made this clear in an interview…
“We need to assemble the genome of trans people”
Argentine activist Lara María Bertolini writes about the urgent need to build policies based on the voices of trans people themselves: without intermediaries, manuals, or party directives. And, to this end, she proposes a series of actions.
The Argentine comic that pays tribute to the victims of Orlando
Luciano Vecchio imagined how Wonder Woman could have saved the Orlando massacre and drew it. Now his comic, featuring an LGBTQ+ Justice League, is making the rounds worldwide. We talked to him about the importance of queer and anti-patriarchal language in comics and about his heroic activism.
#Argentina: She was attacked for being a lesbian and is now in jail for homicide
Analía de Jesús has been detained since October, when a gang savagely attacked her. "I'm going to make you feel like a woman, you lesbian," one of the attackers told her. They were about to rape her when he stabbed her. The Gender Advocacy Office and social and political organizations denounce irregularities in the case and a lack of access to justice
#Buenos Aires: The courts ordered protection for trans migrants in Once
Following several reports of attacks on Ecuadorian transvestite and transgender migrants in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Once, Judge Andrea Danas ordered a police detail and a patrol car to be stationed in the area where three attacks occurred in the last month.
#Argentina: first data on LGBTI climate in schools
The First National Survey of School Climate for LGBT Youth, conducted in 2016 by the civil organization 100% Diversity and Rights and promoted by the Confederation of Education Workers (CTERA), reveals that discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity are a problem that needs to be addressed. It also shows that Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) is key to promoting inclusion.
#HIVInArgentina: Official information requested regarding medication delivery
The organizations united in the People's Health Front will meet tomorrow with officials from the Ministry of Health to address several urgent requests. These include a specific date for the regularization of medication deliveries and information regarding changes in suppliers. Representatives from more than 30 organizations that make up the People's Health Front…
#Buenos Aires: Another attack on a trans woman in Once
This is the third attack in less than a month. Early Saturday morning, a group of men savagely beat 21-year-old Kymberly. Calls are being made for the government to take urgent action to eradicate violence against transgender and transvestite people. (#BuenosAires) — Kimberly is 21 years old, Ecuadorian, and in a vulnerable situation…
#Peru: Law against hate crimes and discrimination against LGBTI people approved
The new legislation is historic and was announced through the official legislative gazette. "It is the first law that recognizes sexual orientation and gender identity, protecting our physical integrity." Photos: Courtesy of Esteban Marchand and Presentes archive. From today onward, discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity is considered…