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Sex workers in Mexico City organize to demand rights
In Mexico City, sex workers protested for labor rights, housing, and healthcare. They celebrated being united and organized.
Elections in Mexico: between LGBTI inclusion and violence against candidates
For the first time, political parties must meet quotas to include candidates of Afro-descendant people, people with disabilities, and LGBTI people.
Split decision: Valentina Santiago between her gender transition and boxing
Valentina Santiago is a former Mexican boxer who left the sport to complete her gender transition in an environment that forces one to choose.
Here we are, the trans moms!
Many realities come to light when becoming a mother, but one of them is often denied or ignored. How do trans people experience motherhood?
Lesbian Visibility Day: The struggles of being a public lesbian
Like any commemorative date, this one prompts us to reflect on the place that lesbians and their political struggles have occupied in the public sphere. What purpose does visibility serve in the current context? What dilemmas does it present us with?
Community kitchens and neighborhood networks: this is how trans activists in Mexico are organizing in the face of the pandemic
The State has provided us with absolutely nothing, neither money, nor face masks, nor antibacterial gel, nor gloves, nor condoms.
Controversy and violence over the “gay Zapata”: Who won?
The rejection of a female Zapata is clearly hate speech. Ultimately, it's a battle between masculinities, serving as a reminder of the current state of affairs: machismo mobilizes people, and Mexico City is not as inclusive as it's portrayed.
10 communication tips for activists by activists
Luchadoras MX and Agencia Presentes conducted two free, in-person training workshops in Mexico City for 40 journalists and activists.
A home for LGBT+ seniors: “We no longer want to be invisible”
Laetus Vitae means “Joyful Life” in Latin and is the name that Samantha Flores, an 88-year-old trans activist, chose to found a Day Center for LGBT+ seniors in Mexico City.
Journalists and activists selected for the workshops in Mexico City
Both activities will take place alongside the Luchadoras en Casa Creatura collective: Popocatépetl Street #18 – Hipódromo Condesa neighborhood – Mexico City, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Here is the list of selected participants. Journalists: December 6th: Georgina González – Independent – Mexico City; Montserrat Sánchez Maldonado – Reporte Índigo – State of Mexico; Andrea Jiménez – Casa de…