News of lgbt

Chile President Piñera signs same-sex marriage law

09-12-2021 21:26 "Today the time has come for marriage equality in our country, the time has come to deepen the values of freedom and dignity," declares Chilean President Sebastián Piñera as he signs historic bill into law.

LGBT+ RIGHTS

Chile's Congress approves same-sex marriage bill

07-12-2021 15:06 Chile's Congress on Tuesday approved a long-awaited bill to legalise same-sex marriage, with just President Sebastián Piñera's signature awaiting.

LGBT rights

Chile same-sex marriage vote delayed, abortion bill shelved

30-11-2021 16:05 Chile's parliament on Tuesday postponed a vote on a long-awaited bill to legalise same-sex marriage and shelved another to decriminalise abortion.

LGBTQ rights

US issues first passport with 'X' gender

27-10-2021 13:01 The United States on Wednesday announced its first passport with "X" for gender, a landmark step for people outside the binary male or female categories.

AFGHANISTAN CRISIS

Death by sadness – or the Taliban: LGBTQ Afghans in hiding

29-09-2021 09:13 Many LGBTQ Afghans are haunted by the Taliban's brutally repressive reign from 1996 to 2001. Terrified for their lives, many have gone now underground, erasing all traces of their former lives on social networks.

BRAZIL UNDER BOLSONARO

Diverse Olympians seize stage in Bolsonaro's Brazil

09-08-2021 15:47 A diverse group of Brazilian Olympians seized the stage in Tokyo, claiming the most medals in the country's history – and winning hearts back home.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Argentina issues first non-binary national identification documents

21-07-2021 20:41 Argentina became the first country in Latin America to recognise non-binary gender identities in its national identification cards and passports on Wednesday.

LGBT+ RIGHTS

Chile senators approve gay marriage bill; one step left

21-07-2021 15:21 Senators in Chile passed a long-awaited bill Wednesday authorising same-sex marriage in what gay campaigners hope will be the penultimate step to its final approval.

Human Rights

Argentina and the UK host virtual conference in name of LGBT+ rights

06-07-2021 12:12 Argentina and the UK to host a virtual conference of the Equal Rights Coalition, as co-chairs of the intergovernmental body dedicated to the protection of the rights of LGBTI people across the globe.

Brazilian politics

Brazilian presidential hopeful Eduardo Leite announces he is gay

05-07-2021 11:18 "I am a gay governor and I am proud of it, declares Rio Grande do Sul state governor Eduardo Leite, as he denounces intolerable attacks from political rivals.

HUMAN RIGHTS

‘It’s my right to wed’: LGBTI community no longer wants to be ‘invisible’ in Venezuela

15-05-2021 15:23 Migdely fled from Venezuela with her baby after the death of Ginyveth, her wife, terrified by the risk of losing custody without the protection of laws recognising gay marriage or parenthood.

Ecuador run-off

Leftist Andrés Arauz says he would renegotiate Ecuador's agreements if elected

08-04-2021 16:31 Leftist presidential candidate Andres Arauz has big plans to change Ecuador's course if elected on Sunday, when he faces right-wing contender Guillermo Lasso in a run-off vote.

Ecuador run-off

Right-winger Guillermo Lasso says aiming for Ecuador political unity

08-04-2021 16:20 Right-wing presidential candidate Guillermo Lasso says he's ready to work with anyone, including political rivals, to govern the country if elected in Ecuador's second-round run-off on Sunday.

TRANS RIGHTS

Tolerant Uruguay a place for some trans citizens to 'glow'

11-01-2021 08:35 There is no current data on how many people identify as transgender in the neighbouring Uruguay, let alone how many of them are minors.

LGBTQ+ Rights

Colombian village offers hope for indigenous gay men

18-12-2020 17:02 The Colombian indigenous community of Nazareth's leaders said they have halted cruel anti-gay punishments in recent decades and offered a measure of refuge, but with caveats for about 20 gay residents.

US ELECTION 2020

US election: First trans state legislators elected in Delaware, Vermont

04-11-2020 02:03 Democratic candidates in the US states of Delaware and Vermont made history Tuesday when they became the first openly transgender legislators in their states.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Vatican breaks silence, explains pope's civil union comments

02-11-2020 17:36 The Vatican says pontiff's comments on gay civil unions were taken out of context in a documentary that spliced together parts of an old interview, but confirms Francis’ belief that gay couples should enjoy legal protections.

LGBT+ Rights

Argentina celebrates a decade of legal same-sex marriage

15-07-2020 15:20 Ten years on from the nation's landmark marriage equality law, buildings in Buenos Aires go rainbow-coloured to celebrate a decade of increasing rights and visibility for its LGBT+ community.

PRIDE WEEKEND

Gay Pride events go online to mark 50th anniversary

28-06-2020 09:10 In Argentina, public buildings and monuments were lit up in the rainbow colours of the gay rights movement, and local activists organised a week of online events, even though Gay Pride is normally celebrated here in November.

SAME-SEX MARRIAGE

Costa Rica legalises same-sex marriage in first for Central America

26-05-2020 15:53 Celebrations were cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic, but a special programme about LGBT rights was broadcast on public television and online after a court ruling came into force at midnight.

ARGENTINE FOOTBALL

Transgender players kick down doors in local football

26-04-2020 14:09 Mara Gómez and Marcos Rojo are blazing a trail for transgender players in Argentine football.

LGBTQ RIGHTS

Argentine television gets its first transgender news anchor

20-03-2020 07:00 Diana Zurco’s job as co-anchor of Televisión Pública's prime-time evening news programme is a milestone for an excluded community that is often the target of violence and has a life expectancy roughly half that of the rest of the population.