The Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies passed the Comprehensive Protection Law for Women Against All Forms of Violence, but without mentioning the word "gender" in the text or including transgender women. That same day, December 6, a transgender woman was shot and killed in Ciudad del Este. Since 1989, Paraguay has recorded…
The march, organized in Plaza de Mayo by human rights organizations, denounced, among other urgent issues, the increase in institutional violence against working-class communities, young people, and migrants. Trans and travesti people added their urgent demands: a trans job quota, the right to work, to health, and to education. On International Human Rights Day…
Five Cuban LGBTQ+ organizations shared a letter on social media announcing the creation of the “Amancay Diana Sacayán Cuban Initiative,” a front formed in response to setbacks in the investigation into the murder of the trans activist, who was killed in October 2015. “From Cuba, we demand that her murder not go unpunished…”
Peruvian journalist Esteban Marchand, co-founder of the website Sin Etiquetas and correspondent for Presentes, was invited to give a TED Talk about his experiences as a young gay man in a sexist and homophobic society. From school bullying to family acceptance and the peace of mind that comes with being himself. I'm Esteban, I'm 24 years old, and I'm gay…
A young trans woman was illegally detained in her home and then sexually assaulted by several police officers, whom she reported. The investigation went to trial without regard for the victim's basic rights. The same court that convicted another young woman, Belén, for a miscarriage, in this case avoided convicting the police officers…
The battle for equality isn't just happening in Lima; it's happening in other regions of Peru, and one of its mechanisms is visibility. In the city of Iquitos—in the Loreto region, one of the hardest hit by HIV—one of the most prestigious trans beauty pageants takes place…
They were working as prostitutes and decided to organize themselves into a cooperative. The Las Charapas hair salon opened its doors in La Plata after three years of training and work for ten trans women. The ribbon, stretched across the entrance, was rainbow-colored, matching the lettering of…
Intersex people are born with sex characteristics that do not correspond to binary notions of male or female bodies. This is the story of a mother who had to navigate a bureaucratic—and deeply discriminatory—labyrinth to have the State respect her daughter's rights. For almost two years, an Argentinian baby with…
Poet and singer Susy Shock turned her radio program, which focused on childhood and sexual diversity, into a book. These micro-stories offer a non-heteronormative perspective and entertainment, moving beyond the male/female binary. "This book was born when, with Susy Shock, we learned to want others to be the norm. Actually…"
Poet and singer Susy Shock turned her radio program, which focused on childhood and sexual diversity, into a book. These micro-stories offer a non-heteronormative perspective and entertainment, moving beyond the male/female binary. "This book was born when, with Susy Shock, we learned to want others to be the norm. Actually…"
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