March 31st marks the International Day of Visibility for Trans, Non-Binary, and Gender Non-Conforming People. Four of them share their experiences of being visible today in Latin America.
"One way to guarantee the rights of lesbians is, for example, with access to decent employment or other forms of income that allow them economic emancipation and thus prevent them from remaining in places where they are attacked for not having the resources to meet their needs. We must also fight for legislative equality."
Cecilio was missing for four days until his body was found with signs of torture.
Law 26.160, the Indigenous Emergency Law, was about to expire, but its extension for four years was established by Decree 805, published this Thursday in the Official Gazette. Hate speech and racism resurfaced along with the law's expiration.
Those who enjoy the food are LGBT+ people; senior citizens; and people experiencing homelessness. It's a community project that emerged during the pandemic and dreams of becoming a cultural center.
Reports indicate that in Chubut, business owners are taking a Mapuche-Tehuelche family to court to seize their land. The resistance behind the historic struggle for land in Argentine Patagonia.
This is the 18th hate crime perpetrated this year in Veracruz, the most violent state for LGBT* groups in Mexico.
October marks the International Day of Action for the Depathologization of Trans People. Trans and non-binary activists and individuals around the world reclaim their identities, bodies, and subjectivities, and highlight the consequences of pathologizing them.
Relatives of a 17-year-old boy reported that their son was attacked and beaten by a group of rugby players and that as a result of the attack he is hospitalized in critical condition.
Ten trans people demonstrated this morning in front of the Paraguayan Judiciary to demand the approval of their name change as part of the campaign “I am Real #MyNameMustBeLegal”.
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