By Esteban Marchand, from Lima. The data from the first online survey of LGBTI people conducted by the Peruvian government is now available, and LGBTQ+ organizations have shared their opinions on the results. According to the National Institute of Statistics and Informatics (INEI), the survey's objective was to generate data on the LGBTI population "that allows..."
Florencia B. (27 years old) and Irupé B. (23 years old) are girlfriends. On Friday the 20th, they were assaulted by the owner of a supermarket in Morón, in Greater Buenos Aires, while shopping. “He insulted us in front of everyone and nobody did anything,” one of the women said. The couple filed a complaint with the Morón Prosecutor's Office No. 2 and with the National Institute Against Discrimination, Racism and Xenophobia (INADI).
In this radio segment on "You Can't Live on Love" with Franco Torchia, we discuss the postponement of the fifth hearing in the Diana Sacayán transphobic murder case. The court reported that the postponement was due to traffic disruptions during the transfer of the accused, Gabriel David Marino, from the Ezeiza Penitentiary Complex. We also talk about the elections in Paraguay, the political parties' stances on LGBTQ+ issues, and a complaint filed by a group of students in Paraná regarding homophobic content at a Baptist evangelical school.
A group of high school students from the Evangelical Baptist Christian Institute of Paraná (Entre Ríos) publicly denounced that the authorities prepared school material with homophobic content.
Upon leaving Fiesta Plop, a well-known gay party in Buenos Aires, Emanuel Moyano was refused entry to the bus. “On top of being disabled, you’re a faggot,” the driver of bus number 3004 on line 168, operated by Expreso San Isidro, told him.
The Ombudsman's Office met with Caserta and provided training to FM Cien on communicating about sexual diversity. "Caserta committed to broadcasting public service announcements in its programming to promote the rights to non-discrimination and gender identity."
Natalia endured the harassment until one day she went to work and was refused entry. She then contacted a lawyer and filed a lawsuit for wrongful termination, which she won at the beginning of the month: the company has to compensate her.
The Annual Human Rights Report on Sexual and Gender Diversity prepared by the Homosexual Liberation Movement (Movilh) described 2017 as "the year of fury against LGBTI people and same-sex parent families."
Lesbian, bisexual, and trans women were highly visible at the #8M march through downtown Asunción. They were among the more than 6,000 women who demanded equal pay and recognition of domestic work and caregiving, and who protested against harassment and workplace violence, among other demands.
On Tuesday, February 27, the Court of Appeals must decide in a public hearing whether to grant the defense's request to dismiss the case against Mariana Gómez, who is being prosecuted for resisting authority and causing injuries.
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