More than 3,000 rural women, activists, residents of the Bañado Sur neighborhood, lesbians, trans women, cisgender women, students, and sex workers marched through the streets of Asunción, Paraguay, to demand an end to femicides, discrimination, and gender-based violence. They did so under the banner "We will not be silent anymore," on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, November 25th.
By María Sanz, from Asunción, Paraguay. Photos: Jessie Insfrán. More than a thousand people took to the streets of Asunción on Saturday, September 29, to celebrate sexual diversity and demand an end to violence against the LGBTI community. Under the slogan “Memory, Pride, and Resistance,” the march began at the Escalinata…
Activists in Paraguay are promoting a campaign for the right of incarcerated lesbians to have intimate visits.
The trans population of Paraguay suffers violence, discrimination and lack of access to work, health and education, says the report “Waiting for Death”.
The trans population of Paraguay suffers violence, discrimination and lack of access to work, health and education, says the report “Waiting for Death”.
A 23-year-old transgender woman was released after reporting torture by police officers from the 15th precinct in Asunción. Karina Fernández had been arrested in a red-light district of Asunción on August 29 and accused of robbery.
The organization Panambí filed a complaint against Asunción police for “torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment” of a 23-year-old transgender woman. She has been detained for a week and says she is being arbitrarily accused. The complaint was filed with the Human Rights Prosecutor's Office in Asunción and the National Mechanism for the Prevention of Torture (MNP).
Until July 15, the Lesbigaytrans Film Festival is showcasing more than 47 titles in Asunción: feature films, short films, and documentaries with LGBTQ+ themes. Two of the filmmakers from the new generation participating in the festival, Sonia Moura and Bruno A. Comas, told Presentes why they seek to build a Paraguayan LGBTQ+ film scene free of stereotypes. "With film, we can gradually break down barriers."
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