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Proudly Torta: Lesbians, trans and bisexuals marched at the ENMChaco
For the first time in 32 years, the lesbian march and festival were on the official program of the event.
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Sara Hebe: “Women and transvestites are always objects for capitalism”
With fury, with a hip-hop cadence, Sara Hebe makes herself visible, wears the green scarf of legal abortion, waves the LGBTI pride flag, aims, shoots, sings. A defiant feminist, she has been making music for almost ten years, but perhaps she is best known for her song "El Marginal," the theme song of last year's hit TV show that won the Martín Fierro de Oro award and became one of Netflix's most popular series.
Big kiss in PHOTOS and VOICES: against Lesbophobia, #LesbianKisses
Rocío Girat, her partner, was present. Lesbian groups, LGBTQ+ activists, feminists, and other self-organized individuals joined together to condemn institutional violence and attacks based on sexual orientation with kisses. [READ MORE: Mariana Gómez declared…]
Mar del Plata joined the #KissingUp for Mariana Gómez and Rocío Girat
The gathering was scheduled for 5 p.m. in front of the First Police Station in the city of Mar del Plata. The initiative came from the Pride March Organizing Committee.
Mariana Gómez testified before the court: "It was a case of lesbophobia."
Mariana Gómez (24) and her wife Rocío Girat (23) arrived at the courthouse at 9:30 in the morning to testify in Criminal and Correctional Court No. 45. From early on, feminist and lesbian activists came to support the women.
Lesbian arrested and beaten for kissing his wife: police must be held accountable
Mariana Solange Gómez was kissing her wife, Rocío Girat, near the Constitución subway station on Line C. Suddenly, Mariana was arrested by the Buenos Aires City Police.
There's a lesbian in my campaign for legal abortion.
"It is necessary that the activism for the right to free, safe, and legal abortion begins to be a place where lesbians and trans people are welcomed, valued, and empowered," says lawyer and activist Luciana Sánchez.
Neighbors attack a lesbian couple: they had to leave their home
Dominique Moreau and Melannie León lived in downtown Santiago, Chile, until last Friday. They had to leave their home after three neighbors insulted them, threatened them with a gun, and vandalized the front of their house. Today they will file a police report, and the Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation (Movilh) confirmed to Presentes that it will be a plaintiff in the case.
Sudor Marika: the band that brings cumbia to the LGBTI struggles
The cumbia of 'Sudor Marika' screams with activism and empowerment. With nine members, the Argentinian band was born as a response to the question they were asked with disgust: "Do you like cumbia?", the same tone they used when asked about their sexual and existential tastes.
YouTube censors lesbian singer Chocolate Remix
The music video for "Como me gusta a mí" by Argentine reggaeton artist Romina Bernardo (aka Chocolate Remix) was removed from YouTube and her account was blocked. The social media platform offered no explanation, and the Argentine artist denounces the action as "lesbophobic, sexist, and misogynistic censorship."