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Flags of sexual diversity: what they are and what they mean
Besides the rainbow flag – a global symbol of Pride – there are other flags representing sexual diversity. What do their colors and symbols mean?
“Families of trans children are moved by love tinged with fear.”
When I hear the cries of my trans and travesti sisters, I want to run and hug them. In them, I see my daughter screaming in despair, and so, continuing to stand and fight becomes very difficult.
Virtual marches, real celebration: this is how LGBTI Pride Day is celebrated in the region
In Latin America, LGBT+ organizations in several countries organized a series of activities on social media and websites to celebrate. Here are some of the celebrations from the region.
One year after the ruling against Mariana Gómez: “We demand justice with a gender perspective”
Mariana Gómez was given a one-year suspended prison sentence after being assaulted by a police officer. The homophobic ruling was appealed.
"Being a son of"
Although Father's Day is a commercial holiday, it deeply affects this dad, who must demonstrate every minute what place he occupies in this society.
LGBT+ seniors share their experiences of the pandemic in Latin America
Testimonies from LGBT+ older adults and the challenges of surviving the pandemic.
Viviana Avendaño: lesbian, feminist and picket line activist
She was the youngest political prisoner in Córdoba. She died on June 10, 2000, along with her partner Laura Lucero, in a suspicious crash during a social conflict.
“Racism is not a feeling, it is a fact and it takes lives.”
Sandra Chagas, Afro-Candombera activist and lesbian: "It is still not understood that racism is a scourge that affects us all and that we cannot overcome it alone: society has to understand this."
Being Black and LGBT+ in Brazil is to be in constant danger
The humanitarian and economic crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic has deepened social inequalities in Brazil
Moira Millán: “Racism toward our girls and women results in hate crimes.”
Interview with Moira Millán - Mapuche weychafe (warrior), member of the Indigenous Women's Movement for Good Living - who has been denouncing the police violence that she and her sisters suffered in the context of mandatory confinements.