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The prosecution is seeking a conviction for transvesticide in the trial for the murder of Alejandra Salazar Villa
The trial was scheduled for March but was postponed until August. The investigation indicates it was a gender-based hate crime.
Fire at the Gondolín transvestite-trans hotel: “This is an attack”
Authorities are investigating a fire in one of the rooms of the Hotel Gondolín, where 47 transgender and transvestite people live. They allege it was a transphobic attack from the street.
Why June 28th is LGBT+ Pride Day
On June 28, 1969, a group of LGBT people resisted mistreatment and arbitrary arrests at the Stonewall Inn nightclub in New York City. For two days, they barricaded themselves, raised their voices, and fought against the police who were trying to repress them. Since then, June 28 has been declared International LGBT Pride Day.
What is "chineo" and why do we demand "Abolition now!"
Women and diverse indigenous nations demand that the Argentine State take measures to abolish "chineo" and end this racist, sexist, and colonial practice.
The State abandoned Praxedes Candelmo: the IACHR recognized the violation of rights
Praxedes alleged that "El Bambino" Veira raped her in the 1980s; she also alleged that she suffered institutional violence for being trans and media violence for speaking about it on television. The Argentine justice system did not listen to her.
What is the Memory of LGBT Pride in Latin America?
June is Pride Month in most parts of the world. The 28th of this month is International LGBT Pride Day. The history and dates of Pride in Latin America are celebrated year-round.
A report reveals the characteristics of the victims and perpetrators of hate crimes in Peru
The study revealed the criminological characteristics of each case. The victims were between 25 and 44 years old and knew their killers.
The struggles of Octorina Zamora, a Wichí woman
Octorina Zamora described herself as a “Wichí woman.” For years she was an essential, and sometimes controversial, figure for the Indigenous peoples of Salta, and for the fight against violence against women.
Argentine universities are making progress in incorporating trans, transvestite, and non-binary employment quotas.
The National University of the Littoral is the twelfth higher education institution to incorporate the measure for the trans community and the second to include non-binary people.
Lucía Ixchíu: “I am a rebellious Indian woman who will not be silenced”
Lucía Ixchíu, a K'iche' indigenous woman from Guatemala and a community communicator, has requested political asylum in Spain along with her partner, photojournalist Carlos Ernesto Cano. In this interview, they discuss the situation in their country and the repression suffered by those who "refuse to remain silent."