La Factoría is Presentes' new fact-checking unit dedicated to combating gender misinformation in Latin America. We opened a conversation with journalists and activists to understand the current situation and exchange resources. Featuring Alba Rueda, Danielle Cruz, Ana Prieto, Silvia Soler, and Melina Barbosa.
Between 2020 and 2023, 54 murders of LGBTI people were committed, according to the latest Annual Report of the LGBTI Rights Observatory of the Cayetano Heredia Peruvian University.
In the fifth hearing, the psychologist who questioned Ramos testified, as well as a fellow MST member who spoke about the relationship between Tehuel and the accused.
Today was the fourth day of the trial in which Luis Ramos is accused of homicide with the aggravating factor of hatred towards the gender identity of the young trans man who disappeared in 2021.
The Mexico City Congress approved the Paola Buenrostro law that defines the crime of transfeminicide in the Penal Code.
Following the death of the trans actress and activist for the rights of LGBTI+ migrants, the publishing house Caja Negra has released the book Faltas. «Cartas a todas las personas de mi pueblo que no me violaron» (Failures. Letters to all the people in my town who didn't rape me). In it, Gentili recounts her queer childhood in an Argentinian town.
On the third day of the Tehuel trial, the analysis of phone calls and other evidence, along with testimonies, implicate Ramos, accused of trans homicide.
Carolina Machado was 29 years old, had migrated from Ecuador, and was homeless. She worked as a sex worker in the Constitución neighborhood. There are reports of more people experiencing homelessness, fewer public policies, and increased police harassment.
It was one of the most tragic massacres in our history. What role did grandmothers play in transmitting memories? How did the Truth Trial come about? Was justice served? Qom and Moqoit women from Chaco recover the voices of their ancestors and reflect on the traces of silence, the past and present of a massacred territory.
In the second hearing of the Tehuel trial, the testimonies implicated Ramos. The last witness of the day was arrested after finishing her statement.
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