The State-Sponsored Homophobia Report, published by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA), highlights both progress and setbacks globally and regionally. Institutional violence and religious fundamentalism are emerging as challenges worldwide. In countries that have made progress, such as Argentina, repression has intensified. Meanwhile, 72 countries continue to criminalize sexual orientation.
In June, the Presentes news agency is launching a series of journalism training workshops. The first workshop, free of charge, will provide tools for covering issues related to sexual diversity. It will be held in Buenos Aires, at the Tomás Eloy Martínez Foundation, on Saturday, June 10. Space is limited, so prior registration is required.
Lucas is seven years old and two years ago he clearly told his mother, "I'm a boy." With family support and guidance, this child is navigating these changes with spontaneity, despite encountering barriers from the State, which is not fully complying with the Gender Identity Law. Presentes interviewed Ivana, his mother, and spoke with leaders of transgender children to tell his story.
She wrote love letters to Roland Barthes and was a huge fan of The Little Mermaid. She could eat alfajores for dinner and fantasized about owning a sex shop. Behind the overwhelming image of her performances, there was also a fragile, capricious person, with her quirks and anecdotes. Her parents, friends, and colleagues remember her in this collective portrait.
The annual report from the Movement for Homosexual Liberation (Movilh) also revealed that, for the first time in 12 years, there were more reports of violence filed by lesbians and transgender people than by gay men. Illustration: Florencia Capella. Every year, the Movement for Homosexual Liberation (Movilh) produces a comprehensive report documenting violence…
From the media and public opinion to government policies, there are prejudices and a lack of understanding about HIV and its connection to young people. These statements, repeated so often, take root and become accepted as truths that are not actually truths. Researcher Grisel Adissi, a specialist on the subject, lists the most common myths and debunks them one by one.
Between melodrama and pop, Daniel Tolentino created a fashion collection as a way to exorcise his experience and show that there are many ways to cope with the virus. “Me Muero” (I'm Dying), presented in seven episodes, is inspired by beautiful and unstable divas, like life itself. Journalist Esteban Marchand went to find out what was behind this talented and troubled millennial and wrote this profile.
Journalist, literature graduate, media personality, and sharp analyst, Franco Torchia is known for taking himself out of context and seeing what happens. In this interview, this "oddball," as he calls himself, shares his opinions on television, the Church, coming out, and the anti-patriarchal #NiUnaMenos movement.
Hospital mistreatment and lack of support were two key points of the assembly held yesterday afternoon, ahead of a meeting with officials from the National Ministry of Health.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) presented yesterday in San Francisco the English version of the most comprehensive report on violence against LGBTI people in the 25 member states of the OAS. The Spanish and Portuguese versions have been available since last year.
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