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Who can live to find a cure for HIV?
In a first-person account, journalist Lucas Gutiérrez emphasizes the value of activism in the progress made against the virus. He expresses hope for a new law.
Historic: The first openly gay congressman arrives in the Honduran Congress
Víctor Grajeda, Silvia Ayala's alternate for the department of Cortés, made history by being elected to the legislature with more than 100,000 votes, according to the results of 60 percent of the ballots counted. LGBTIQ+ people in Honduras went to the polls and elected Xiomara Castro as their president.
El Salvador does not protect LGBTIQ+ people fired due to discrimination
The mechanism to prevent this violence, at least in public institutions, is not being implemented by the current government. President Nayib Bukele eliminated the Directorate of Sexual Diversity, the agency responsible for implementing it and training Executive branch personnel on issues of sexual diversity.
“We are not dangerous, we are in danger,” the anthem of trans people at the 25N march in Paraguay
Trans people made their voices heard on this #25NPy, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. This year, the organizations defending the rights of trans people, which are part of the Paraguay Women's Strike, were brought to the forefront: the various forms of violence they face and the lack of laws and public policies to address the abandonment, discrimination, and hate crimes they endure. They also demanded justice for Gabi Cabrera.
Poetry from the periphery: the Arrecife Arte Trans Slam on its way to the national circuit of Mexico
The initiative was born during the pandemic due to the need to connect the scenes of visual art, plastic art, and body and word art to the digital world.
Trans women in Ensenada fear trans femicide perpetrators at large
Activists and transgender people marched in Ensenada to protest violence against the LGBT community. They also demanded recognition of gender identity.
Diversity as territory: 5 years of Agencia Presentes
Agencia Presentes celebrated its fifth anniversary, and its founders and directors review the genesis and development of this journalistic project.
Radio Azacualpa, a community dream with the voice of women
"We have already lost our fear of speaking out," says one of the women who is part of the radio station that has been operating for five years in the Honduran community.
During 2020 there were 370 hate crimes in Latin America and the Caribbean
A report prepared by the regional observatory Without LGBTI Violence shows that although there was a decrease in the number of homicides in 9 of the 11 countries in the region, the figure increased compared to 2019.
Historic: Emilia Schneider is the first trans woman elected to parliament in Chile
Emilia Schneider is the first trans woman elected to Congress in Chile. She is 25 years old and received one of the highest vote counts. Camila Musante and Marcela Riquelme, LGBTQ+ activists, have also joined the Chamber of Deputies.