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I was a trans child: first-person accounts from our community
The media's portrayal of transgender children sparked a dialogue within our community. How did transgender people experience their childhoods?
What the waves couldn't silence: What it's like to be an LGBTIQ+ student at UNAM
A survey by the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) indicates that 72.56% of LGBTQ+ individuals reported experiencing at least one form of discrimination at UNAM due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. This work is part of the research project "What the Waves Couldn't Silence."
In the last decade, 18,800 LGBT people sought help from the Argentine State due to gender-based violence
The figure is part of the first report from the Integrated System for Cases of Gender-Based Violence. The system aims to measure risk and provide support through the state.
Recovering the warriors: how the first Mayan women's ballgame team was formed
In 2018, the first women's Mayan ballgame team was formed in Guatemala. This initiative represents a revival of ancestral culture and a call for the sport to be officially recognized by the national federation.
Trans children, bullying and preventable deaths
Leila and Iván climbed onto two chairs on a balcony and jumped to their deaths from the third floor: they were being bullied. Experts on transgender children reflect on how to protect them.
Transgender employment quota: employment has grown nationwide, but there is still a long way to go to comply with the law.
According to official monitoring, there has been a significant increase since the law was passed, although it still does not reach 1%. The work with the private sector.
Peru: For the first time, thousands of people marched in Lima against transfemicides
There were eight trans women murdered in a month and a half. The March Against Hate Crimes: For Diverse Women Sex Workers drew some 3,000 people in Lima.
“Humor gives me back the power that has been taken from me as a racialized woman.”
Rocío Quillahuaman illustrates and creates animations that often go viral. In 'Marrón' she shares her memories as a migrant woman, creator, and lover of libraries.
They denounce the human rights situation in Peru: "The persecution of the LGBTI community is tremendous."
Alejandrina Barry, a legislator and member of the Human Rights Commission of the Buenos Aires City Legislature, explains the key factors for understanding what is happening. Upon her return from Peru, she says, “Despite the massacres, the unity of workers, students, peasants, and indigenous people is a profound force that can affect those in power.”
Tortazo: creating and sharing a lesbian community
People don't come to El Tortazo to find certainties, but to put individual experiences into the collective debate and build some common horizons.