In this installment of Bicho and I—the tenth in Presentes!—we talk about medication, its pros and cons. Adhering to treatment isn't always easy. Several factors—emotional, social, and personal—come into play.
More than 400 people, convened by the National Front for the Health of People with HIV, gathered at 2:00 PM in front of the Ministry of Health for an open assembly to analyze the situation following last week's reports of a shortage of medications for HIV patients in several Argentine provinces. On Thursday, the government issued a statement declaring the problems with the delivery of supplies resolved and announcing that deliveries would return to normal next week.
By Lucas Gutiérrez and Jon Amarillo
The National Front for the Health of People with HIV—comprised of more than 50 organizations from across the country—is on alert and has called for an open assembly this Friday, January 26, at 2:00 p.m. in front of the National Ministry of Health (Av. 9 de Julio and Moreno) to demand better healthcare and the availability of all treatments for people living with HIV. This is the second time in just over a year that this situation has arisen.
Script: Lucas Gutiérrez Drawings: Jon Amarillo
In the duo's most recent adventure, the comic strip that brutally tells what it's like to live with HIV mutated into the cover of an X-Men comic.
In this, the sixth installment, we welcome 2018 in Bicho and I mode. With a script by Lucas Fauno Gutiérrez and illustrations by Jon Amarillo, the comic tells what it's like to live with HIV.
By Esteban Marchand, from Lima. In Peru, there are no official statistics on hate crimes against LGBTIQ+ people. What exists are partial records, compiled through the initiative of LGBTQ+ groups. This year in Peru, the main violence against LGBTIQ+ people has been perpetrated by state institutions. The group…
This occurs within a political and social context where violence against the LGBTI community has noticeably increased. According to the Observatory of Hate Crimes against the LGBT community of the Ombudsman's Office of the City of Buenos Aires and FALGBT, 61 cases of violence were reported in 2017…
By Airam Fernández, from Santiago. Photos: Presentes Archive/Josean Rivera. In Chile, the Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation (Movilh) is the only organization that produces an annual report on the human rights situation focusing on sexual and gender diversity in the country. It has done so since 2002. The study, which corresponds to…
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