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How to obtain a birth certificate for transgender children in Mexico
The right to identity for transgender children is guaranteed in only a few states. How do they obtain the necessary documentation, and why is this recognition important?
10 Recommendations for Journalists Covering Violence Against LGBT+ People
The role of the media is crucial in combating violence. Following the transfemicide of Sara Millerey, we share some lessons learned and suggestions regarding journalistic coverage, narratives, language use, and photography.
Sara Millerey's transphobic murder: when cruelty goes viral
Sara Millerey González Borja, a Colombian woman, had her arms and legs broken, was thrown into the river, and while she cried for help, people just watched and filmed. LGBT organizations had been warning about the increase in violence and transphobia in Colombia. The role of the media and the message on social media.
"Transphobia is not a phobia, it is not an illness."
Violeta Alegre, a trans researcher and artist, questions the use of the term "phobia" when talking about hatred against subjects and identities.
Another lesbian-hating attack in Argentina: "We want to live in peace"
In the Balvanera neighborhood of Buenos Aires, a lesbian couple was physically assaulted by two neighbors. The incident has been reported to the authorities, but they are forced to continue seeing their attackers.
The Court dismissed the appeal in the Diana Sacayán transvesticide case: what does this imply?
In October 2020, the National Court of Cassation dismissed the hate crime aggravating circumstance in the transfemicide of Diana Sacayán. The Prosecutor's Office asked the Supreme Court to uphold this aggravating circumstance; the Court chose not to rule on the matter.
Another community: when dissident bodies and temporalities dance
Another Community is a work by performer, choreographer, and director Iván Haidar. It links dance with dissidence to challenge ideas of time and language through non-binary bodily expressions.
Mapuche women transforming everything
A podcast tells the stories of Mapuche women from the Quintriqueo community in Argentine Patagonia.
Casa Andrea: a community home for women and diverse people in Buenos Aires
From homelessness and abandonment to community life. Casa Andrea opened at the end of 2024 and is home to 8 cis and trans people.
Mental health: how LGBT activism in Mexico documents what the State ignores
LGBT organizations work to document and systematize the suicide deaths of LGBT people.