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Yren Rotela: from the streets of Asunción to the founding of a collective house for trans people
Yren Rotela has a long history as a human rights activist in Paraguay and today is an internationally recognized figure.
Liz Paola Cortaza: living memory of trans activism in Paraguay
Liz Paola is an LGBTI+ rights activist, a trans artist, and a survivor of the Stroessner dictatorship. She advocates for trans rights alongside her colleagues at Casa Diversa.
Rafael Nahuel murder: The five accused prefects were sentenced
Although the plaintiffs had requested life imprisonment for the prefects, the five were sentenced with light sentences for the murder by shooting Rafael Nahuel, a young Mapuche man, in the back in 2017.
Alejandro Córdova: “This country is difficult because even gay men are heteronormative.”
In his new show, Alejandro Córdova adopts the name “La Taylor.” He shares stories of love and sex. His performance is influenced by his experience in Argentina; while studying dramaturgy, he immersed himself in the ballroom community.
Attacks and hate messages against LGBT people after Milei's victory
Last week saw reports of insults and threats against LGBT people. On Wednesday, a non-binary teacher was assaulted on a bus. There is growing concern about the escalating violence.
The invisible (trans)feminicides in Puebla
Although the murders of trans women in Puebla exhibit characteristics of femicide, the authorities do not investigate them as such. Nor do they investigate them as hate crimes, thus rendering these crimes invisible and leaving them unpunished in the state.
November 25th in Paraguay: Women marched against the anti-rights advance in the government
Hundreds of Paraguayan women marched on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Why is November 25th the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women?
Thousands of people will mobilize in Latin America for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
Santa Fe is the first province with a post-dictatorship Reparation Law for trans and transvestite people
Santa Fe has approved the Post-Dictatorship Reparation Law for Trans and Transvestite People. A pension will be granted to those who suffered detentions between 1983 and June 10, 2012. A total of 147 people will benefit throughout the province.
40 days of national strike led by indigenous peoples in Guatemala
The people have come down from the mountains to reclaim what belongs to them and has been stolen from them.