Support us
Football, pride, and snobbishness: “The fields are ours too”
Lesbians, bisexuals, butch women, transmasculinities, and dissidents are transforming football and building safe, community-based sporting spaces for lesbians.
Transphobia: She was attacked with acid, went to a hospital, and was denied medical attention.
In downtown Guadalajara, Jalisco, Zoé, a 26-year-old trans woman, was attacked with acid. This caused first- and second-degree burns to her face and chest. Emergency room staff refused to treat her.
She opened the first medical unit staffed by and for trans people
Mexico City now has its first service run by and staffed by transgender, transsexual, intersex, and non-binary people. The service is free and includes a protocol for vulnerable individuals, such as trans people experiencing homelessness, migrants, or those without documentation.
The Justice system of Mexico City apologized to trans activist Kenya Cuevas.
The Mexico City Attorney General's Office today issued a public apology to human rights defender Kenya Cuevas. It also pledged to improve access to justice for transgender people.
LGBT+ merchants attacked in Mexico City: “They attacked us with sticks and knives”
Members of La Tianguis Disidente, in Mexico City, reported that at least five people were seriously injured and that police present did not act to stop the attack.
How fake therapies that repress LGBT+ identities work
In Mexico, so-called "conversion therapies" are illegal in five states. How do they work, why have they become more widespread during the pandemic, and why are young people their main victims?
Trans childhoods and adolescences: myths and prejudices to dismantle
There are many myths, prejudices, and adult-centric views surrounding transgender children and adolescents. Luis, Sofía, and César tell us in this article how to dismantle these beliefs.
Two trans activists murdered in Mexico: their communities demand justice amid violence
Both were well-known and loved in their communities. Catalina Santos, 23, was hunted down and killed in the municipality of Atizapán (State of Mexico). Two weeks later, on September 5, Devanny Cardiel was murdered in León, a city in Guanajuato, a state in central Mexico.
A first survey sheds light on what it's like to be intersex in Mexico
Intersexuality is a form of bodily diversity. Intersexuality is not a sexual orientation, a gender identity, or a "third gender."
Although Veracruz does not recognize gender identity, more and more trans people are achieving it through legal means.
While Veracruz continues to ignore proposals for a gender identity law, the long struggle of trans people has resulted in more and more of them achieving recognition of their identity, sometimes without needing legal protection.