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Guatemala adds two gay congressmen: progress and impacts
What impact might this increased visibility of sexual dissidence have on the LGBT+ community in a conservative country like Guatemala?
Night of the Gardenias: the massacre of LGBT people in a Peruvian nightclub
On May 31, 1989, an armed contingent of the MRTA entered the Las Gardenias nightclub in the city of Tarapoto (department of San Martín), in the jungle of Peru, took eight gay and trans people out of the club and shot them dead in the street.
Communication workshop on coverage with an LGBT+ perspective
Photo: Titi Nicola | CC-BY-SA-4.0 Presentes Agency, Wikimedia Argentina, and Periódicas—a feminist media outlet—are inviting people to participate in an LGBT+ edit-a-thon and a workshop for students, journalists, and communicators in the city of Santa Fe: “How to Cover Sexual Diversity Issues from a Rights-Based Perspective.” The activities will take place on Friday, May 31st…
What is sexual orientation? And gender identity?
Sexual orientation is the physical, emotional, erotic, affective, and spiritual attraction that a person feels for another, whether of the same or different sex. Gender identity is the lived experience of an individual's gender, which may or may not correspond to the sex assigned at birth.
A new comprehensive HIV project was presented in the City of Buenos Aires
On Tuesday, the Comprehensive Bill on HIV, AIDS, viral hepatitis and STIs was presented in the Legislature of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, seeking to replace City Ordinance No. 45381.
How to turn a rape news story into an HIV/AIDS misinformation story
For the Argentinian media outlet Crónica, AIDS and HIV are the same thing. From their morbid, dangerous, and willful ignorance, Crónica considers people living with HIV a threat.
People in Argentina denounce the removal of pensions for HIV+ individuals.
HIV+ people who receive Non-Contributory Pensions were ordered to make a Digital Medical Certificate without which they will stop receiving this income.
When Chilean transvestites took to the streets for the first time
In April 1973, a group of young transvestites took to the streets, marking the beginning of the intense struggles for diversity in Chile. This was met with total rejection from the press in a politically turbulent climate. “Faggots flaunted their sexual deviance in the Plaza de Armas,” headlined the newspaper Clarín.
Bicho and I: Quality HIV/AIDS for everyone
By Lucas Fauno and Jon Amarillo #BichoYYo63 To work, the HIV test is illegal #BichoYYo62: “I’m positive and that has nothing to do with HIV” #BichoYYO61: revealing that someone has HIV without their consent is a crime #BichoYYo60: the condom dilemma #BichoYYo59: Will there be a film about HIV that isn’t a melodrama? #BichoYYo58: Let’s make…
Perspectives on the verdict in the Diana Sacayán transvesticide case
To reflect on the implications of the landmark ruling in the Diana Sacayán transphobic murder case, the Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS), together with the Justice for Diana Commission, organized a discussion. The speakers emphasized the need to continue working with the ruling so that it continues to have a significant impact and contribute to shaping the political agenda.