Ghia Aixa Peña Acaro, a young trans woman, was attacked by a man who tried to set her on fire after beating her and pouring gasoline on her body. The attack occurred on Friday, March 15, in Piura, a city in northern Peru.
By Vero Ferrari. Gahela Tseneg is 26 years old, a law graduate, a trans activist, and a member of the New Peru Movement. She belongs to Femucarinap, the federation that brings together peasant, artisan, Indigenous, native, and wage-earning women in Peru. But her strength doesn't prevent her from experiencing situations that break her. On March 15th…
The IACHR expressed its concern about the violence and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people reported so far in 2019 in various Latin American countries.
The Sí a la Vida Foundation, which promotes “the recovery of ethical and moral values, respect for life from conception to natural death, the strengthening of the family, and respect for human dignity,” has raised concerns among LGBT+ human rights organizations because it fuels the rhetoric of…
Luis Lillo, 24, was attacked on Saturday the 9th at 9:30 a.m. while waiting for a bus at the intersection of Alameda and San Antonio, heading home to La Pintana, Santiago, Chile. Luis is gay, and his attackers harassed and punched and kicked him, shouting "depraved" and "degenerate." Thus…
The march began at Plaza de la Mujer (formerly Plaza Italia) and proceeded to Plaza de la Democracia. More than 3,000 people participated.
On February 12, migrants from the caravan that departed from Honduras in January arrived in Mexico City.
Mayra Opazo and Constanza Monsalves denounce that the Civil Registry of Viña del Mar and the Supreme Court denied them recognition as both mothers of Martina, a one-year-old girl.
By Denisse Legrand* Photos: Mariana Grief Sofía Saunier is a multifaceted artist who has never been able to make a living from her art. In addition to drawing, painting, and performance art, she is the creator of Transur, an audiovisual project that records the stories of transgender people, like herself, from Uruguay and other parts of the world. “Transur means 'Uruguayan trans people,' but it also…
In this installment, Marlene Wayar talks about prostitution: a debate that divides feminisms.
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