Support us
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.
#24M Why is there no talk about the persecution of LGBT+ people in the dictatorship?
Sexual diversity activists have been denouncing that in Argentina crimes against LGBT+ people have not yet been made visible or punished.
For Effy, with love, from Bicho and me
By Lucas Gutiérrez and Jon Amarillo. Every Thursday on Presentes, a new episode of Bicho and Me: #BichoAndMe63: #BichoAndMe To work, the HIV test is illegal #BichoAndMe62: “I’m positive and that has nothing to do with HIV” #BichoAndMe61: revealing that someone has HIV without their consent is a crime #BichoAndMe60: the condom dilemma…
Argentina: 147 hate crimes against LGBT people in 2018
This is according to the report from the National Observatory of LGBT Hate Crimes of the Ombudsman of the City of Buenos Aires, in conjunction with the Argentine LGBT Federation.
IACHR on alert due to wave of attacks against LGBT+ people in Latin America
The IACHR expressed its concern about the violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people reported so far in 2019 in various Latin American countries.
#BichoYYo To work, HIV testing is illegal
In this episode, everything you need to know when you go for a pre-employment medical exam, whether you're positive or negative.