LGBT Rights Under Pressure in Bukele’s El Salvador

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07/05/2024

Hand in hand, Andrea and Fiorella attend an improvised mass in the garage of a house in San Salvador. There they say they don’t fear being discriminated against by a society that increasingly closes spaces for sexual diversity. Before a crucifix hanging on a column under a row of multicolored flags, about 15 members of the LGBT community sing chants, take communion, and listen to Bible passages. “It’s a safe space where I can attend with my partner, be welcomed without being judged,” said Fiorella Turchkeim, a 30-year-old psychologist. For her and Andrea Ordóñez, a 30-year-old pharmacist, the so-called Santa María Magdalena Community, an Anglican-inspired organization that defines itself as “radically inclusive,” is “a respite” amid a climate of “intolerance.”

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