The Boy Scouts' stance on same-sex marriage and sexual diversity angered the Archbishop of Buenos Aires, Mario Poli. The Diocese of La Plata had already announced measures. Groups operating in parishes in that area must vacate the churches by May.
On Saturday afternoon, the streets of Lima saw LGBTQ+ people walking arm in arm, kissing and embracing to say: never again to homophobia. Every year they gather and march to the Plaza Mayor despite police interference. Presentes was there.
On Saturday, February 11, as every year, self-organized members of the LGBTIQ community will gather in San Martín Square in Lima to say enough to homo-lesbo-transphobia.
Family and friends of Eva Analía de Jesús, accused of homicide for defending herself against a gang rape, gathered outside the Malvinas Argentinas prosecutor's office. They are demanding her release. Lawyer and president of the Red de Contención (Support Network), Raquel Hermida Leyenda, has taken on her defense. By Paula Bistagnino. Photos: Courtesy of Mesa de Justicia por…
Lucas Monteró worked at a men's clothing store and his contract was terminated because his "image" was deemed inappropriate for the company. Today he filed a complaint with the National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism (INADI) and will be taking legal action.
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.
Chile does not have a gender identity law. Parliament's main arguments against it focus on transgender children. The Transitar Foundation supports these children and their families in all aspects of their lives. Its director, Niki Raveau, recounts the symbolic act of renewing their identity documents to sign with their chosen names, and continuing the fight for visibility.
An unprecedented campaign is plastering the streets of Lima and other major cities across the country. #ConMisHijosNoTeMetas (Don't Mess With My Children) is advancing with its posters against the inclusion of "gender ideology" in the school curriculum. On the other side, an analysis from an activist with #NoTengoMiedo (I'm Not Afraid).
Peruvian activist Óscar Ugarteche Galarza married his partner in Mexico and had been trying to get the Peruvian state to recognize his marriage since 2012. After filing a lawsuit against the Civil Registry, the court ruled in his favor.
Analía de Jesús has been detained since October, when a gang savagely attacked her. "I'm going to make you feel like a woman, lesbian," one of the attackers told her. They were about to rape her when he stabbed her. The Gender Ombudsman's Office and social and political organizations denounce irregularities in the case and lack of access to justice.
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