December 19, 2024

Guatemala 2024: More setbacks than progress for the LGBTI+ population

LGBT rights are being rolled back following the rise of anti-rights groups. While there have been efforts in recent years to raise awareness and protect…

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December 21, 2023

Guatemala 2023: Amid the political crisis, violence against LGBTIQ+ people increased

There were at least 34 hate crimes, 20% more than in the last three years. The political and social crisis is exacerbating violence against LGBTI+ people.

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December 15, 2023

Fernando Us, the Mayan spiritual guide who embraces his diversity

Fernando found meaning and belonging in the ancestral practices of his people, where he was ordained as a priest. In this interview, he recounts what it was like to make that journey as a…

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September 8, 2023

Guatemala: Two trans femicides in one week, 23 hate crimes so far in 2023

Cleo and Valentina Paz were sex workers and were murdered.

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August 30, 2023

Guatemala: Social movements on alert over the suspension of Semilla, the progressive party that won the elections

The OAS also spoke out to denounce the violation of the electoral law and constitutional principles.

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January 16, 2023

Historic sentence in Guatemala for the transfemicide of activist Nancy Sacul

The court imposed the aggravating circumstance of "contempt for the victim." The crime of transfemicide does not yet exist in Guatemala.

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December 22, 2022

Guatemala 2022: The best and worst news of the year for sexual diversity

Among the advances for the LGBT community is the creation of a specialized prosecutor's office for hate crimes. The setbacks.

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September 23, 2022

New generation of Drag: "We fight in the most beautiful way, with minds, voices, bodies and art"

Badass Joto, Joan Who, and Gabo Quiroa are three artists from Guatemala's increasingly vibrant drag scene. They are part of collectives that are building a space within drag..

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August 5, 2022

Sexilios: Simone, a trans pioneer of the Drag movement in Guatemala

Simone De Janeiro Dos Santos found in the Drag Queen movement a gateway to her identity. And a platform of resistance that she continues to activate, now from exile.

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June 26, 2022

Pride 2022: Hundreds of thousands of LGBT+ people filled the streets of Latin America amid celebration and protest

Celebrations and protests from Lima, Santiago de Chile, El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico City reflecting different realities and the same struggle.

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