In 2023, arrests and prosecutions of LGBT people increased. This is shown in "Identities Under Arrest," a report by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA). The actual figures are even higher.
The user @russipay on the X network shared a photo where he invites people to share photos where we were clearly already regal queer people shouting: “Mom, wake up
Organizations and people living with HIV warn that medication and the full implementation of Law 27.675 are at risk.
Yren Rotela has a long history as a human rights activist in Paraguay and today is an internationally recognized figure.
Liz Paola is an LGBTI+ rights activist, a trans artist, and a survivor of the Stroessner dictatorship. She advocates for trans rights alongside her colleagues at Casa Diversa.
Although the plaintiffs had requested life imprisonment for the prefects, the five were sentenced with light sentences for the murder by shooting Rafael Nahuel, a young Mapuche man, in the back in 2017.
In his new show, Alejandro Córdova adopts the name “La Taylor.” He shares stories of love and sex. His performance is influenced by his experience in Argentina; while studying dramaturgy, he immersed himself in the ballroom community.
Last week saw reports of insults and threats against LGBT people. On Wednesday, a non-binary teacher was assaulted on a bus. There is growing concern about the escalating violence.
Although the murders of trans women in Puebla exhibit characteristics of femicide, the authorities do not investigate them as such. Nor do they investigate them as hate crimes, thus rendering these crimes invisible and leaving them unpunished in the state.
Hundreds of Paraguayan women marched on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women.
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