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Trans women displaced by gangs in El Salvador fear for their lives
Displacements in El Salvador due to gender identity and sexual orientation increased by 50% in the last year.
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"Coronapapers": an X-ray of the LGBTI community during the pandemic
The organization ILGALAC launched a compilation of 16 articles written by LGBTI activists from across Latin America and the Caribbean.
"Coronapapers": an X-ray of the LGBTI community during the pandemic
The organization ILGALAC launched a compilation of 16 articles written by LGBTI activists from across Latin America and the Caribbean.
Being trans in Guatemala: sharing stories to stop discrimination
Organizations launched the “sertrans.gt” campaign to raise awareness among the Guatemalan population with stories and information in order to combat discrimination.
Report: At least 4 LGBTI people are murdered every day in Latin America
The report includes statistical data on murders committed in nine countries: Colombia, Mexico, Honduras, Peru, El Salvador, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Paraguay, Bolivia during January 2019 and June 2019.
Chile has accumulated a record number of violent incidents against LGBT people in the last year.
In 2018, 698 cases of violence and abuse based on sexual orientation or gender identity were reported in Chile. This is the highest figure recorded in the last 17 years.
Column #4 Present at You Can't Live on Love 2019
We talked about our regional coverage of #8M in Latin America in Paraguay, Peru, Chile, El Salvador and Guatemala.
For the first time, the court ruled based on hate crimes motivated by sexual orientation.
Just days before the one-year anniversary of the hate crime against Jonathan Castellari at the McDonald's on Avenida Córdoba 3188 in Buenos Aires, the seven assailants admitted to attacking him because he is gay. The prosecution agreed to a plea bargain with three years of suspended imprisonment and unpaid community service. This decision still needs to be ratified by the judge of the Oral Court.
#MeQueer is viral: LGBTI+ people from all over the world are denouncing violence and abuse
Photo: Josean Rivera. For more than 24 hours, thousands of LGBTQ+ people have been denouncing stories of discrimination and harassment, as well as the violence and suffering of living in the closet. Under the hashtag #MeQueer, a can of worms has been opened, similar to #MeToo or the Hispanic and Latino #NoNosCallamosMás (We Won't Be Silent Anymore). The initial tweet was from Hartmut Schrewe, a…
#8A [ON SOCIAL MEDIA] "There's no going back on abortion"
Sexual diversity was part of the green wave that filled the streets surrounding the National Congress yesterday to demand #LegalAndSafeAbortion. This is the chronicle on our social media of a day that was historic in Argentina. “The work of bringing abortion out of the closet, of having been able to come together, is already something that cannot be undone,” said Lisa Kernel of @casabrandon.