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In 2022, the fight for the recognition of trans people in Peru returns with renewed momentum.
The most important advance was in 2016 when the Gender Identity Bill was presented to the Peruvian Congress.
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Carnival, a festival and a historical refuge for transvestite and trans people
Who didn't look forward to Carnival to "go out" without fear of being persecuted, criminalized, and marginalized? Keili González, a trans activist, writes from the carnivals of Entre Ríos.
They rejected a project by trans scientist Fran Bubani because they did not consider her a woman.
The regulations under which Bubani and two colleagues applied require that 50% of the team be women. After she filed a complaint, they agreed to evaluate the project.
Collective loves that cross the boundaries of the conventional
Community, empathy, support, and solidarity are the cornerstones of the trans and LGBT relationships that spoke with Presentes to share their experiences in the vast world of relationships.
They are building a decent home for elderly transgender women in Paraguay
Transvivienda is a project to build a house for elderly trans women.
End-of-year festivities: a look at love and chosen family
A visual story by illustrator Ana Karenina about parties, the groups we are born into, and also those we build.
The Mocha Celis trans high school inaugurates its arrival in the new neighborhood with a mural
La Mocha Celis is the world's first inclusive, non-binary, transvestite, and non-exclusionary community high school. While they wait to move into their own building, after 10 years in Buenos Aires, they arrived in the Balvanera neighborhood with a mural depicting their struggles and demands.
Paraguay 2021 Balance: Denial and authoritarianism, government policies for LGBT+
Although the challenges for LGBT groups are growing, this year they renewed their struggle and resistance.
Historic: Emilia Schneider is the first trans woman elected to parliament in Chile
Emilia Schneider is the first trans woman elected to Congress in Chile. She is 25 years old and received one of the highest vote counts. Camila Musante and Marcela Riquelme, LGBTQ+ activists, have also joined the Chamber of Deputies.
8 months without Tehuel: Prosecutor's office charged detainees with aggravated homicide motivated by hatred of gender identity
Luis Alberto Montes and Oscar Ramos had offered him a job as a waiter at an event. That was the last time anyone heard from the 22-year-old trans man from San Vicente.