ADDED ON: 06/20/2019
Transgender migrants find safe haven in Juarez
A rainbow flag sways in the wind outside a pink two-story house in an out-of-the-way Juarez neighborhood. Inside, 38 men and boys tell jokes, try on new skirts or dresses and help…
Mexico
ADDED ON: 06/20/2019
Sinaloa Congress says no to same-sex marriage by 20-18
Sinaloa lawmakers voted Tuesday against a measure that would have legalized same-sex marriage in the state with 20 votes against and 18 in favor. Most of the yes votes came from the…
ADDED ON: 06/15/2019
AP Explains: The rocky rise of LGBT rights in Latin America
Despite a dark past, today many LGBT citizens in Latin America are enjoying the right to marry, choose their gender identity and adopt children. But while laws in several of the region’s…
ADDED ON: 06/14/2019
Mexico City’s LGBT-Inclusive School Uniforms Policy
Mexico City's Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum announced on June 3 that children in Mexico City would be allowed to choose the uniform they wear to school. The policy applies to pre-schools, elementary schools,…
ADDED ON: 06/08/2019
Queer in the caravan: The dangers LGBT migrants face in search for asylum
The journey north for migrants traveling through Mexico carries multiple risks—food insecurity, exposure to elements, assault, injury and more. Traveling with a caravan offers a measure of safety against some of these…
ADDED ON: 06/07/2019
Boys can wear skirts, girls can wear pants for school uniforms in Mexico City
Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum recently announced the city is doing away with gender restrictions on school uniforms. ‘We are announcing something very simple but for us very transcendent. I think the…
ADDED ON: 06/07/2019
YouTube’s ‘confused’ response to anti-gay slurs
YouTube is one of many companies that has given its logo a rainbow-themed makeover to show support for LGBT rights - but, underneath the colourful veneer, a row has erupted over how…
ADDED ON: 05/19/2019
Undocumented and unafraid, as Philly’s Latino LGBT immigrants and organizers push back on immigration crackdown
Artist Nicolas Gonzalez-Medina spoke out from the stage on Saturday, in front of about 200 people: He’s an undocumented immigrant, living in the United States without government permission. And he doesn’t care…
ADDED ON: 05/17/2019
Mexican icon Vicente Fernandez refused liver transplant, fearing gay donor
Mexican singer and actor Vicente Fernandez said in a recent interview he refused a liver transplant fearing the donor was gay, or a drug addict, causing controversy. The 79-year-old, who has sold…
ADDED ON: 05/14/2019
‘I Knew I Had to Get Out to Survive’—Violence Drives LGBT Central Americans North
The desperation of daily life in Honduras is driving thousands of people to join other Central American migrants in their long march northward toward what they hope is asylum and safety in…
ADDED ON: 05/13/2019
This group of gay Mexicans arrested in 1935 are inspiring people in 2019
The internet has sent a picture of LGBTI Mexicans, purportedly arrested for homosexuality in 1935, viral in the past few days. The photo belongs to the collection of the National Photo Library…
ADDED ON: 05/12/2019
Mexico’s top court says new birth certificate must be issued after sex change
Mexico's Supreme Court asked the state of Jalisco on Wednesday to grant a new birth certificate to a resident there to reflect the fact the person changed their sex and name, another…
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