Support us
Lesbians and trans people also have abortions in Peru's clandestine system.
In Peru, it is estimated that more than 400,000 abortions are performed annually.
LOOK FOR
Attempted transfemicide of a sex worker in El Callao
On Tuesday the 17th in the early morning, Jazmín Valladares Verástegui, a trans woman sex worker from Callao, Lima region, was attacked by a man who pretended to be a client.
The State is the main agent of violence against LGBT+ people in Peru
Twenty-two people were murdered in Peru between January 2017 and December 2018 because of their sexual orientation and gender identity. Additionally, 341 people were discriminated against, according to the 2017-2018 Annual Report of the LGBT Rights Observatory.
Environmentalist Daniel Cáceres suffered homophobia on a bus: the State intervened
A passenger complained to the cabin crew member, who threatened to remove Daniel and his partner from the bus halfway to their destination in the middle of the night.
A couple from Peru has been fighting for 3 years to have their co-maternity recognized.
Darling Delfín and Jenny Trujillo have been fighting for three years for Peru to recognize their rights as a diverse family.
A historic day for the LGBTI community in Peru before the March
Hundreds of Peruvians belonging to the LGBTI population entered Plaza Bolívar and extended the multicolored flags of sexual and gender diversity, an event considered historic.
Night of the Gardenias: the massacre of LGBT people in a Peruvian nightclub
On May 31, 1989, an armed contingent of the MRTA entered the Las Gardenias nightclub in the city of Tarapoto (department of San Martín), in the jungle of Peru, took eight gay and trans people out of the club and shot them dead in the street.
Two hate crimes reported in one week: the Justice system is only investigating one.
The well-known gay makeup artist Guillermo Sandoval Agurto was murdered on May 18 at his home: his body was found bound and with cuts.
The crusade against the gender approach in Peru
Once again, a Minister of Education in Peru is being questioned, that is, subjected to an interrogation by Congress to clarify some questions about the work carried out by her Ministry.
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.