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Marlene Wayar's video columns: the trans gaze
We invited trans activist Marlene Wayar, teacher and beacon for so many, to write a series of columns as a way of reflecting on ourselves.
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Two murders and dozens of torture cases in new LGBT+ purge in Chechnya
Two LGBTI+ people died as a result of police torture in Chechnya, activists reported this week. Since late December, the government of the North Caucasus Muslim republic has been carrying out new raids, and at least 40 LGBTI+ people have been arrested and tortured. “This is the beginning of a second wave of persecution…”
Karla Avelar: "In El Salvador there is a genocide of LGBTI people"
Avelar is a 41-year-old trans activist who has suffered constant human rights violations. She has been repeatedly raped, kidnapped, tortured, imprisoned, and shot. She now lives in Switzerland, where she has sought asylum to save her life.
Of love and desire: eight dissident books to celebrate LGBT+ Pride
New and classic, emerging and established: a whimsical list of queer literature to read with warmth.
Homophobia in Córdoba: He was beaten and left unconscious
At a nightclub in Villa Rumipal, Córdoba, he was assaulted and subjected to homophobic insults. He has already filed a police report and identified his attacker.
"We LGBT people are Bolsonaro's target: we must unite."
Opinion column by human rights activist Lana de Holanda.
Pepper spray and beating of LGBT youths at a bowling alley in El Bolsón
A group of young gay men and lesbians were insulted, beaten and finally expelled with pepper spray at the Absentha bowling alley in El Bolsón.
#Chile Two attacks on gay men in one day: boiling water and stones
One young man had cigarettes extinguished on his hands, his genitals stepped on, and his head struck with a rock. The other was submerged in a tub of hot water.
This is how a diverse family lives amidst the LGBTphobia in Guatemala.
Two lesbian mothers, a daughter, and a heterosexual father. That's the clan of Claudia, Amarilis, Carmen, and Wilber, a diverse and visible family from Guatemala.
The 10 good news stories of 2018 for LGBTI people in Latin America
The 10 good news stories of 2018 for LGBTI people in Latin America