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"Transphobia is not a phobia, it is not an illness."
Violeta Alegre, a trans researcher and artist, questions the use of the term "phobia" when talking about hatred against subjects and identities.
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The state of Puebla denies a gender identity law for the fourth time
For the fourth time, the Congress of the Mexican state of Puebla is delaying legislation on a proposed reform to the Civil Code that seeks to guarantee the right to identity for transgender people.
Pandemic, hurricanes, and a historic trial: this is what 2020 was like for LGBT+ people in Honduras
Twenty violent LGBTI deaths; hundreds infected and displaced by the coronavirus; two hurricanes in less than 15 days and the hearings for the hate crime of Vicky Hernández.
Córdoba: Pride flag raised by the Municipality and LGBTIQ+ groups burned
The flag, raised in Sarmiento Park in Córdoba Capital, had already been vandalized on International Pride Day.
I for Intersex: the affirmation of my body and identity
The doctors told my parents that I would have to have a blood test to determine my chromosomes so they could assign me a sex.
Being LGBTI in the Northern Triangle of Central America is living in danger
A Human Rights Watch report explains how the governments of Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala fail to guarantee the safety and security of LGBTI people.
The Peruvian judiciary reversed its decision to exclude LGBTI people from access to justice
The Executive Council of the Judiciary decided to reconsider its adherence to the "100 Brasilia Rules on Access to Justice for People in Vulnerable Situations without exceptions"
“Trump used the pandemic to limit asylum for LGBTI people”
An interview with Suyapa Portillo, professor at Pitzer College and member of the Cattrachas Lesbian Network of Honduras,
The Peruvian judiciary left LGBTI+ people without explicit protection
The Executive Council of the Judiciary published a resolution excluding LGBTI+ people from the "100 Brasilia Rules on Access to Justice for People in Vulnerable Situations."
A book about hate crimes against LGBTI people in Latin America
The international organization ILGALAC published Hate Crimes against LGBTI People in Latin America and the Caribbean, a book by Martín de Grazia that explores the concept of "hate crime" and the regional contexts and problems that contribute to this violence motivated by prejudice based on sexual orientation, gender identity or expression…