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Lima passed a landmark ordinance against discrimination
Today at 4:00 PM, the Municipality of Lima approved the ordinance that promotes equality and prevents and punishes discrimination. It passed with 38 votes in favor and one abstention.
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New attack on a trans woman in Chile: she lost an eye
The Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation (Movilh) reported to the Ministry of the Interior a violent attack suffered by a trans woman, Francisca (30), last Saturday, April 27, in San Antonio.
An evangelical NGO is indoctrinating against LGBT people in Paraguayan schools.
An investigation conducted by the Paraguayan media outlet El Surtidor revealed that over the past 7 years, the NGO linked to the “pro-life” movement used state funds to spread false information to thousands of students in Paraguayan schools.
When Chilean transvestites took to the streets for the first time
In April 1973, a group of young transvestites took to the streets, marking the beginning of the intense struggles for diversity in Chile. This was met with total rejection from the press in a politically turbulent climate. “Faggots flaunted their sexual deviance in the Plaza de Armas,” headlined the newspaper Clarín.
Brazil: "One hundred days of attacks on the rights of LGBT+ people"
"These have been one hundred days of fierce attacks on the rights of women, the black population, the indigenous people and LGBT+ people."
Brunei: implements death penalty by stoning for gays
The Southeast Asian nation of Brunei will impose the death penalty by stoning for gay people and adulterers. This is part of the implementation of Islamic Sharia law into its penal code.
Gaby Castillo, the first Guatemalan trans woman to make films in her country
By Pilar Salazar. Gaby Castillo is the first Guatemalan trans woman to produce LGBT films. Originally from the capital, she is 35 years old and a human rights activist. She is the general director of the project “Put Yourself in My Shoes” and associate producer with Javier Donis on the LGBT-themed short films “I Love You Marissa,” the story…
Chilean justice system classifies a hate crime as a “crime of passion”
Chilean justice system launches investigation into the murder of a gay cook, calling it a "crime of passion," while family and activists speak of homophobia.
Historical reparation for trans people over 40 years old in Neuquén
This program acknowledges that there has been and is a systematic violation of the rights of trans people and seeks to alleviate state abandonment through a monthly financial contribution and access to social services.
70 UN member states still criminalize homosexuality
The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) launched the 13th edition of its flagship publication, the State-Sponsored Homophobia Report, authored by Lucas Ramón Mendos. “As of March 2019, 70 states continue to criminalize consensual same-sex sexual activity. In 44 of these states, the law…”