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Added on: 09/24/2023

OPINION: Protecting undocumented immigrants and Dreamers is a queer rights issue

09/22/2023

In 2012, an undocumented immigrant from Indonesia named Rio Djiwandana began his studies at Georgetown University. During his first semester, he enrolled in the Deferred Action for…

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Added on: 09/16/2023

A mausoleum for transgender women is inaugurated in Mexico’s capital as killings continue

09/15/2023

Mexican transgender rights activists Kenya Cuevas and Andrea Luna sat in front of their longtime friend Paola Buenrostro’s pink grave in Mexico City. “You don’t have to…

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Added on: 09/10/2023

Latin and Caribbean Catholic Groups Ask Pope to Include LGBTQ+ People in Synod

09/09/2023

Sixty groups forming an Ibero-American Catholic LGBTQ+ network have written to Pope Francis asking for LGBTQ+ people to be directly involved in the Synod assembly next month,…

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Added on: 09/01/2023

Here’s Why These Countries—Not Just Canada—Warn Citizens Visiting The U.S.

08/31/2023

Canada has updated its travel advisory to warn LGBTQ residents visiting the United States about local laws and policies that may “infringe on your human rights” amid…

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Added on: 08/04/2023

Guadalajara says they will host a successful Gay Games despite low registration numbers

08/03/2023

Gay Games organizers in Guadalajara say that the games will go on in the Mexican city this November, regardless of historic-low registration numbers. It is, for the…

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Added on: 06/30/2023

Survey: more than half of Argentines are in favor of greater LGBT+ representation in politics

06/29/2023

In its International LGBT+ Pride Day survey on the representation that diversities have in the political sphere shows that more than half of the Argentines consulted are…

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Added on: 06/27/2023

Hundreds Marry as Mexico Celebrates Marriage Equality, Gender ID Law

06/26/2023

Jubilant transgender folks and same-sex couples celebrated in Mexico City on Friday. The Associated Press reported 120 couples were able to marry under the slogan, “Hand in…

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Added on: 06/02/2023

Being LGBTQ+ in Latin America: Four stories of bravery and resilience

06/01/2023

June is Pride Month, a celebration of LGBTQ+ rights in the United States and around the world. The month commemorates the Stonewall Riots of 1969, when LGBTQ+ people…

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Added on: 05/18/2023

Mexico No. 2 in LatAm in hate crimes vs. LGBT community despite legal progress

05/17/2023

Mexico City, May 17 (EFE).- Mexico is commemorating the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia as Latin America’s No. 2 country in terms of hate crimes…

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Added on: 04/12/2023

Vallarta Gay Clinic Open in Zona Romantica Offering Integrated Care to LGBT Community

04/11/2023

Puerto Vallarta’s LGBT community now has access to a new clinic offering primary and specialized care in the Zona Romantica area. The Vallarta Gay Clinic (VGC) was…

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Added on: 04/07/2023

This community in southern Mexico has defied the gender binary for generations

04/07/2023

In the town of Juchitán de Zaragoza, located on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca, one variation of a local legend goes something…

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Added on: 02/16/2023

“This Is Why We Became Activists”

02/15/2023

In June 2021, Amani’s girlfriend ended their relationship. Amani told Human Rights Watch that for months prior to the breakup, her girlfriend’s parents had been “refusing to…

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Added on: 02/09/2023

Delhi’s new LGBTQ community centre promises a safe space for the queer

02/08/2023

If you are a queer in India, you have definitely heard of the Naz Foundation. An NGO that works on HIV/AIDS and sexual health, this is also the…

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Added on: 12/24/2022

La Tianguis Sexo Disidente: the radical, queer, Mexican flea market

12/23/2022

Every day, in the centre of Mexico City, a flea market takes place. At the market, trans girls and queer folx gather under a railway, selling clothing,…

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Added on: 11/20/2022

Mothers of LGBTQ children join forces in Latin America

11/20/2022

Fabu Olmedo is so nervous about clubs and restaurants in Paraguay that before a night out she often contacts one to make sure that she’ll be let…

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Added on: 11/08/2022

Gay Games XI Countdown Celebration Held in Guadalajara

11/07/2022

Guadalajara and Hong Kong will co-host the 2023 Gay Games XI, holding the games from Nov. 3 to 11, 2023, with a kickoff event to begin the…

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Added on: 10/28/2022

Final Mexican state approves same-sex marriage

10/26/2022

MEXICO CITY, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Mexico’s northeastern border state of Tamaulipas voted on Wednesday to recognize same-sex marriage, making it legal in every district across the…

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Added on: 10/24/2022

Dance show in Mexico highlights sexual diversity

10/23/2022

Guadalajara, Mexico, Oct 22 (EFE).- LGBTQ dance company Mexico de Colores presented a show in the Mexican city of Guadalajara on Saturday to highlight discrimination, transphobia and…

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Added on: 10/12/2022

Mexico’s most populous state approves same-sex marriage

10/11/2022

The congress of Mexico’s most populous state, State of Mexico, on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to legally recognize same-sex marriage, becoming the 29th of Mexico’s 32 states to…

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Added on: 10/12/2022

The Trevor Project Launches 24/7 Crisis Services for LGBTQ Youth in Mexico

10/11/2022

Today, on National Coming Out Day in the U.S. and Mexico, The Trevor Project announced the official launch of its free, confidential, 24/7 digital crisis services for…

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Added on: 08/26/2022

LGBT migrants receiving ‘humanitarian parole’ at California port of entry

08/25/2022

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — About 120 asylum-seekers who are members of the LGBT community are being allowed into the U.S. on a daily basis. Enrique Lucero, the…

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Added on: 07/27/2022

LGBTQ activists angered by Baja California governor’s stance on conversion therapy.

07/26/2022

The memories remain raw for 27-year-old Benjamin Sanchez. As the teenage son of a pastor in an ultra-Christian community of Tijuana, his identity was considered a sin….

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Added on: 06/26/2022

Mass same-sex wedding in Mexico challenges discrimination

6/25/22

Even after five years of living together in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, something as simple as holding hands or sharing a kiss in public is…

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Added on: 06/08/2022

Inside Mexico City’s First LGBTQ Soup Kitchen.

06/07/2022

Like many parts of Mexico City, the Guerrero neighborhood feels simultaneously bustling and relaxed. Just northwest of the city’s historic center, kids play in the street as…

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Added on: 06/05/2022

Mexican LGBTQ group rallies support for beach ‘paradise’ battered by storm

6/3/22

When Hurricane Agatha battered a Mexican beach hamlet popular with LGBTQ residents and visitors earlier this week, members of the community sprang into action to help the…

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Added on: 05/18/2022

Mexico seeks to bring those excluded due to LGBT-phobia into labor force.

05/17/2022

In a country where discrimination prevails despite legal advances, Contrata LGBTIQ has become one of the first Mexican initiatives to integrate the LGBT community, including migrants, into…

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Added on: 04/16/2022

Transgender migrants in Juarez wait chance to apply for U.S. asylum

4/15/22

Alejandra Gomez, a transgender woman, left her native Honduras a few months ago, fleeing discrimination and threats of violence. “That is the reason I am here,” Gomez…

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Added on: 02/20/2022

Mexico issues first birth certificate recognising non-binary gender

2/19/22

An LGBT+ activist has become the first person in Mexico to be issued a birth certificate recognising his gender as non-binary. Fausto Martinez received the historic birth…

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Added on: 01/21/2022

Lesbian couple’s killing, dismemberment sparks protest in Juarez

01/20/2022

JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Women’s rights and LGBT activists took to the streets of Juarez on Thursday, demanding answers in the murder and dismemberment of a lesbian…

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Added on: 01/19/2022

Mexico threatens fans with 5-year bans for homophobic chant

01/18/2022

The Mexican Football Federation says any fan caught screaming a homophobic chant at its matches will face a five-year ban from national team games. Federation President Yon…