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Added on: 08/16/2024

OAS Creates New Position on Prostitute Rights

08/15/2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. August 16 (C-Fam) The Secretary-General of the Organization of American States (OAS) announced the appointment of a lesbian activist to the newly-created position of OAS Commissioner…

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Added on: 08/10/2024

Mexico City will now give harsher punishments to anti-trans murderers

08/09/2024

Mexico City, Mexico has passed a local law banning murders against transgender women, a practice referred to in the country as transfemicidio (transfemicide). Murderers convicted under the…

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Added on: 07/31/2024

Killers of trans people face 70 years in jail under reformed Mexico City law

07/30/2024

Following years of campaigns, the changes, promoted by the ruling Morena Party, were passed by 45 votes to one, making make Mexico City the second of the…

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Added on: 07/27/2024

Transfemicide becomes a crime in a ‘watershed’ moment for Mexico City

07/26/2024

When the trans sex worker Paola Buenrostro was killed by a client in Mexico City, her friend Kenya Cuevas grabbed the man to stop him fleeing and…

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Added on: 07/02/2024

Mexico fans again scream disgusting anti-gay slurs at a match as USA officials do nothing

07/01/2024

Mexico has been eliminated from the Copa America with their supporters’ all-too-familiar anti-gay chant ringing in the players’ ears. “El Tri” will jointly host the FIFA World…

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Added on: 06/19/2024

LGBTQ migrants face ‘triple vulnerability’ as a group in Mexico aims to help them

06/19/2024

Dayling Ramírez says that each day that passes is a challenge to overcome because, despite having survived the persecution of the Mara Salvatrucha gang and the abuses…

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Added on: 06/06/2024

Man arrested in Qatar Grindr ‘sting’ sentenced

06/05/2024

A British-Mexican man who was arrested in Qatar in what his family called a “honeytrap operation” on gay dating app Grindr has been given a six-month suspended…

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Added on: 05/21/2024

Mexican authorities abruptly shutter LGBTQ hotel in Puerto Vallarta

05/20/2024

Mexican authorities abruptly and without warning shut down a longtime LGBTQ hotel in Puerto Vallarta Friday night, leaving some guests with their belongings tossed in the street….

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Added on: 05/17/2024

‘Nothing short of horrific’: Amnesty criticises arrest of man in Qatar ‘trapped’ by police on Grindr

05/16/2024

The family of a gay man who was arrested in Qatar say that he was “trapped” by a fake Grindr account and that he urgently needs access to…

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Added on: 03/30/2024

FOR TRANS MIGRANTS FORCED TO FLEE THEIR HOMES, THE VIOLENCE CONTINUES AT OUR BORDER

03/29/2024

A few months ago in Tijuana, Mexico, our Director of Research and Analysis for Refugee Protection Christina Asenico met two couples from Russia – three of the…

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Added on: 03/24/2024

Mexico: Attacked For Being A Lesbian, Imprisoned For Self-Defense

03/23/2024

A call for solidarity and mutual aid for Chío in the State of Mexico. Chío has spent the last 11 months in prison for defending herself against…

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Added on: 03/21/2024

Gay Man Jailed in Qatar Provisionally Freed Pending Investigation

03/20/2024

A gay British-Mexican, who was entrapped by police in Qatar on Grindr, has been provisionally released from prison after a global campaign for his freedom. Manuel Guerrero Aviña was…

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Added on: 02/11/2024

LGBTQ+ community in Baja asking for more inclusion in government

02/10/2024

In many communities in Baja California, there is a need for more LGBTQ+ input in government decisions, according to María Teresa Díaz Estrada, political director for Baja’s…

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Added on: 02/09/2024

For LGBT asylum-seekers, coming to the U.S. is hardly the end of a harrowing journey

02/08/2024

Located in the suburbs of Tijuana, Mexico, the Casa Arco Iris migrant shelter is unassuming. That’s on purpose. Not so long ago, its exterior was graffitied with a homophobic slur….

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Added on: 02/03/2024

Meet the newscaster in drag making LGBTQ+ history on Mexican TV

02/02/2024

Guillermo Barraza buzzed with a nervous energy as he watched himself transform. Hands delicately painted stripes of bright pink eyeshadow onto Barraza’s angular face as newscasters and…

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Added on: 01/27/2024

Jardín de las Mariposas: A Safe Space for Queer Migrants in Tijuana

01/26/2024

Hola Friends! Before we close this season and take a little break, we wanted to leave you with the story of Jardín de las Mariposas, a shelter…

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Added on: 01/16/2024

Protest at Mexico’s National Palace after murder of trans activist

01/15/2024

LGBTI groups protested at Mexico’s National Palace on Monday, in response to the death of activist and politician Samantha Fonseca, the fourth trans woman murdered in the…

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Added on: 01/10/2024

Mexican president apologizes for labeling transgender lawmaker ‘man dressed as a woman’

01/09/2024

Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador apologized Tuesday following accusations of misgendering a transgender legislator. “I want to … offer an apology to a colleague who identifies…

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Added on: 12/28/2023

LGBT+ activists across Latin America welcome Vatican move on same-sex blessings

12/27/2023

SÃO PAULO – Catholic members of LGBT+ communities in Latin America have welcomed a new Vatican declaration on the possibility of blessings for same-sex couples, including in…

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Added on: 11/21/2023

How Queer Mexicans Are Mourning The Loss Of Jesús Ociel Baena

11/20/2023

A demonstrator holds a picture of Jesús Ociel Baena in Mexico City on Nov. 13. The first openly nonbinary person to assume a judicial position in Mexico…

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Added on: 11/20/2023

In southern Mexico, third-gender ‘muxe’ festival mixes celebration and activism

11/19/2023

JUCHITAN, Mexico, Nov 19 (Reuters) – Members of southern Mexico’s third-gender ‘muxe’ community celebrated sexual and gender diversity over the weekend, while committing to fighting for LGBTQ…

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Added on: 11/15/2023

After a Mexican LGBTQ+ magistrate was found dead, thousands in Mexico City marched for justice

11/14/2023

Thousands marched in Mexico’s capital Monday night demanding justice for Jesús Ociel Baena, an influential LGBTQ+ figure who was found dead at home in the central city…

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Added on: 11/01/2023

‘Pink Zone’ with LGBTQ+ bars proposed for downtown Tijuana

10/31/2023

Tijuana officials said they will consider a proposal to create a “Pink Zone” in the downtown area that will include at least 10 bars and clubs catering…

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Added on: 10/18/2023

National Meeting for the Platform of Gay and Bisexual Rights 2024-2030, Chiapas, Mexico

10/17/2023

The energy and determination were evident, demonstrating that, through unity and collective action, challenges can be overcome to create a more inclusive and respectful society….

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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…