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Added on: 01/08/2021

Cracey Fernandes and Candacie McEwan – Guyana Trans United

Savita Sukul

Alturi Contributor

Guyana seems to have its ups and downs when appropriately handling the community of people that identify as LGBTI, according to Cracey and Candacie from Guyana Trans…

Global News

Added on: 01/01/2021

A Year of Intersex Victories

12/31/2020

While 2020 has been a rough year for just about everyone, 2020 has also been a year of many intersex victories and of the overall global advancement…

World Voices

Added on: 12/24/2020

Tamara Adrián – Transgender National Assembly Member, Venezuela

Sarah Leistico

Alturi Contributor

How did you initially become involved with activism and policy change? I have known since I was four-years-old that I am transgender. Later in life, after returning…

Global News

Added on: 12/18/2020

Argentina to add more transgender people to labor force

12/17/2020

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — (AP) — Angeles Rojas strides down the hall of the Argentine state bank, passed portraits on the walls of past bank presidents who…

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Added on: 12/17/2020

Colombian village offers hope for indigenous gay men

12/17/2020

Growing up in an indigenous village in the Colombian Amazon, Junior Sangama long hid his sexuality — before clashing with his family and choosing to leave. But…

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Added on: 12/12/2020

Bolivia approves first same-sex union following legal battle

12/11/2020

Bolivia’s civil registry authorized for the first time a same sex civil union following a two-year legal battle, a decision activists in the Andean nation hope will…

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Added on: 11/29/2020

Widow of murdered LGBT+ politician in Brazil vows to combat hate with election win

11/28/2020

Two years after the murder of popular Brazilian councilwoman Marielle Franco, her partner Monica Benicio has also won a council seat and vowed to fight for justice…

Global News

Added on: 11/25/2020

Argentina’s army now has a 1% transgender quota while the US still bans transgender service members

11/24/2020

While the U.S. still bans transgender people from serving in the military, a new employment quota for Argentina’s army will soon require the service’s personnel to be…

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Added on: 11/19/2020

What Brazil’s local elections could mean for Bolsonaro’s political future

11/18/2020

On Sunday, in the midst of a pandemic, Brazil voted to choose city councilors and mayors. The results show a confusing electoral scenario in which the so-called…

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Added on: 11/16/2020

Historic wins for transgender candidates in Brazil vote

11/16/2020

Transgender candidates on Monday celebrated a series of historic wins in municipal elections in Brazil, where they were allowed to run for the first time under their…

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Added on: 11/13/2020

Bolsonaro tells Brazil not to deal with pandemic ‘like fags’

11/11/2020

President Jair Bolsonaro drew criticism Tuesday for telling Brazilians not to deal with Covid-19 like “a country of fags,” the far-right leader’s latest controversial outburst on the…

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Added on: 11/02/2020

Venezuela inches closer to marriage equality after Pope’s remarks about civil unions

11/01/2020

The pontiff expressed his support in an interview shown in an Italian documentary, saying, “What we have to create is a civil union law. That way they…

Global News

Added on: 10/24/2020

Venezuela President Urges Legalization of Same-Sex Marriage After Pope’s Comments

10/23/2020

Venezuela’s president has called on his country to take up the issue of same-sex marriage following the Pope’s comments endorsing civil unions. On Thursday, Venezuelan President Nicolas…

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Added on: 10/03/2020

When politicians use hate speech, political violence increases

10/02/2020

Politicians deepen existing divides when they use inflammatory language, such as hate speech, and this makes their societies more likely to experience political violence and terrorism. That’s…

Global News

Added on: 09/28/2020

Drag queens to grace Vogue magazine cover in Brazil

09/28/2020

MEXICO CITY (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A pair of drag queens will grace the October cover of Vogue in Brazil, the magazine said on Monday, marking a…

Global News

Added on: 09/27/2020

Thousands march in Uruguay for LGBT rights

09/26/2020

Rainbow colours and war cries have rung out at the centre of Montevideo as Uruguayans gathered for the annual LGBT pride parade wearing masks undeterred by the…

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Added on: 09/25/2020

A Step Backward for Same-Sex Couples in Chile

09/24/2020

Over three years ago, the Chilean government sent a bill to Congress to uphold same-sex marriage. The bill has not moved forward. Instead, Chile has been taking…

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Added on: 09/15/2020

More than 60 LGBT, intersex people killed in Colombia in first eight months of 2020

09/15/2020

BOGOTA (Reuters) – At least 63 members of Colombia’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex community were killed in the first eight months of this year, the…

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Added on: 09/08/2020

Argentina sets aside 1% of jobs for transgender people

09/08/2020

Argentina’s president is now requiring 1% of public sector jobs be set aside for transgender people. In a decree signed by President Alberto Fernández signed a decree…

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Added on: 09/08/2020

Reported murders, suicides of trans people soar in Brazil

09/08/2020

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The number of transgender people killed in Brazil this year has risen by 70% over last year, according to research underscoring the South…

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Added on: 08/29/2020

Transgender woman’s role at Mass stirs controversy in Argentina

08/28/2020

Marking an historical first in Pope Francis’s home country, the Diocese of San Luis in northern Argentina invited a transgender woman Tuesday to read one of the…

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Added on: 07/23/2020

Brazilian football fans put aside rivalry to protest ‘homophobic, racist’ president Jair Bolsonaro

07/22/2020

Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil’s “proudly” homophobic president, has been globally criticised for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, consistently playing down the virus despite recently contracting it himself….

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Added on: 07/20/2020

With Brazil’s Bolsonaro attacking the Supreme Court, are gay rights at risk?

07/19/2020

As a gay man growing up in Brazil, Afif Sarhan was banned from donating blood for most of his life. “I thought, ‘Why is my blood inferior…

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Added on: 07/14/2020

Brazil LGBTQ group avoids coronavirus in Copacabana’s Casa Nem building

07/13/2020

In a courtyard a few blocks from Rio de Janeiro’s Copacabana beach, a dozen people get settled on broken couches beneath a banner reading “Cure Your Prejudice.”…

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Added on: 07/09/2020

Brazil: Bolsonaro reportedly uses homophobic slur to mock masks

07/08/2020

One day after announcing he had tested positive for coronavirus Jair Bolsonaro has come under fire for allegedly using homophobic language to mock the use of face…

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Added on: 07/08/2020

‘Another Marielle Franco Shouldn’t Die’: Film Memorializes Slain Brazilian LGBT Activist

07/07/2020

A few days before George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, sparking Black Lives Matter protests worldwide, a 14-year-old black teenager named João Pedro Matos Pinto was…

Global News

Added on: 06/29/2020

Gay, trans Brazilians pummeled by coronavirus economic crisis

06/28/2020

One in four unemployed gay and trans Brazilians has lost their job recently during the coronavirus outbreak, a survey released on Sunday found, showing the joblessness among…

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Added on: 06/15/2020

Lesbian mothers recognized by Chilean court in historic verdict

06/14/2020

This week, the Second Family Court of Chile ordered the Civil Registry Service to register a child on his birth certificate as the son of two women….

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Added on: 06/12/2020

Neymar Jr to Face Homophobia Charges in Brazil

06/11/2020

As French teams await for the resumption of the French Football league (Ligue 1), a Brazilian LGBT activist has filed a lawsuit against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) forward…

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Added on: 06/01/2020

Families are major source of abuse for gay women, trans people, report says

05/31/2020

Family members are often the main perpetrators of abuse against lesbians, bisexual women and transgender people, according to a major global report published on Monday. The study…