The Municipality of Providencia approved a circular indicating that officials working in the municipality must refer to trans people by their name and social identity and not by the registered name (the one that appears on the identity card).
A study conducted by the Williams Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) estimated that 20,000 LGBT teenagers in the United States will undergo conversion therapy by a health professional before the age of 18, and approximately 57,000 will receive religious treatment for the purpose of “curing” their sexual orientation or gender identity.
Following the statement from the National Ministry of Health that declared the problems in the delivery of drugs resolved, the National Front for the Health of People with HIV says that the situation is not settled and ratified the assembly called for Friday.
The Chilean film directed by Sebastián Lelio and starring Daniela Vega will compete at the Oscars for best foreign film on March 4th.
A resolution from Brazil's Ministry of Education, ratified on Wednesday, January 17, authorizes the use of chosen names by transgender and transvestite individuals in school records for basic education. With their identification, those over 18 can request that their enrollment in educational institutions be done using their chosen name. In the case of students under 18, the request must be submitted by their parents or legal guardians.
The Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation (Movilh) denounced a medical center in the city of Maipú for offering psychological and psychiatric guidance to reverse homosexuality, a practice rejected by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Manvendra Singh Gohil publicly came out as gay in 2006 and was disinherited by his family. Since then, he has championed LGBTQ+ rights and opened his palace as a refuge for LGBT people. His activism led to a review of the article in the Penal Code that criminalizes homosexuality.
"Las Charapas" was a cooperative project that gave work to 10 trans girls who bet on that job to leave prostitution.
While the articles of the law are being discussed, a controversy arose over the decision by the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Fidel Espinoza, to cancel the debate in the chamber scheduled for Tuesday the 16th.
The National Ombudsman's Office urged the National Sports Secretariat to guarantee the registration of transgender players on women's hockey teams. The resolution came after a court ruling allowed Jessica Millamán to register and play in the Chubut women's league.
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