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Mexico: In the last year, violence against trans people and the murders of LGBTI+ defenders have increased
The Letra S organization's report recorded 66 murders of LGBTI+ people in 2023.
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Rita Segato: “It is not power we seek, but the collapse of all power.”
Anthropologist and feminist activist Rita Segato spoke with Presentes about the anti-gender movement in Latin America and the continued power of feminist and diversity movements to erode patriarchy and capitalism.
Setback in Peru: The Ministry of Health considers transgender people to have a mental disorder
The Peruvian trans community is on alert. On May 10, the Ministry of Health (MINSA) issued a decree classifying trans identity as a mental illness. This, they say, will allow them to request health insurance coverage. This contradicts the World Health Organization's new International Classification of Diseases, ICD-11 (2018), which…
Anastasia Benavente: “Six years after the Gender Identity Law, there are no trans people on Chilean television”
Anastasia Benavente was fined for a 2021 performance under the slogan "Church and State, Separate Matters." She has now launched a campaign to highlight the lack of diversity representation on Chilean television.
First LGBT mental health survey: more than 50% of young people considered suicide
For the first time in Mexico, specific data on mental health and LGBT+ youth are being collected to identify risk factors and what is needed to guarantee protection and well-being for young people aged 13 to 24.
One year without Sofía Fernández: the family of the trans woman demands justice for her death in a police station
Sofía Fernández, a 39-year-old trans woman, died in the 5th police station in Derqui, after being detained under circumstances that remain unclear a year later. Her body showed signs of beatings and torture.
A documentary tells the story of two trans survivors detained and tortured during the Argentine dictatorship
"Where Memory Dwells" is a documentary that tells the story of Julieta González and Fabiana Gutiérrez, survivors of the clandestine center Pozo de Banfield.
Transgender Rights Day: The Story of Claudia Pía Baudracco
March 18th is Transgender Rights Day, commemorating the struggle of Claudia Pía Baudracco. This comic tells you who she was.
How does the government's austerity measure impact trans people in Argentina?
The interruption of the National Social Protection Plan and the reductions in the Potenciar Trabajo program worsened the vulnerable situation of trans people in Argentina.
Diva, a trans woman living in the Constitución neighborhood of Buenos Aires, was murdered.
She was killed by a neighbor from the hotel where she lived. Diva was Dominican and had arrived in Argentina ten years ago.