News of lgbt

Government wants to remove femicide from Argentina's Penal Code

24-01-2025 15:48 President Javier Milei's government wants to strip femicide from Argentina's Penal Code, eliminate non-binary IDs and remove quotas for disabled and trans people.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Report: Milei government plans to eliminate non-binary DNIs

28-11-2024 14:57 As part of the libertarian cultural battle, President Javier Milei government is drawing up a decree to prohibit access to non-binary DNI identity documents, which have existed since 2021.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Marchers at Pride criticise Milei's 'discriminatory' laws and policies

02-11-2024 18:25 Revellers voice criticism of President Javier Milei's government as they take to the streets of the capital for the the 33rd LGBT Pride March.

Marcha del orgullo

‘Much more than a march’ – Pride gets political in Milei era

01-11-2024 06:29 The 33rd Pride March in Argentina will take place this Saturday, November 2. But while the celebrations are sure to be joyous, this year’s incarnation will have a more political tone.

by Cimran Naik

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope Francis apologises for use of gay slur

28-05-2024 11:14 Pope Francis issues apology for use of a gay slur in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last week.

FILM & CINEMA

Director Daniel Burman tackles tradition, gender identity with ‘Transmitzvah’

23-05-2024 14:37 Argentine director Daniel Burman debuts ‘Transmitzvah’ at Cannes film festival. While trans identity needs to be included in cinema, it must not be the be-all and end-all, he explains.

CRIME & SECURITY

Protesters demand justice after lethal arson attack on lesbians

13-05-2024 21:34 Protesters took to streets in Buenos Aires on Monday evening to demand justice in the wake of a deadly attack on four lesbians that left three dead and another fighting for her life.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Against abortion, for LGBTQ rights: Vatican defends 'human dignity'

08-04-2024 16:14 Vatican publishes new text condemning "grave violations of human dignity," listing abortion, surrogacy and gender theory alongside discrimination against migrants and LGBTQ people.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Venezuela's Supreme Court decriminalises homosexuality in armed forces

17-03-2023 09:51 Venezuela's Supreme Court annulls a controversial article of the military justice code that had criminalised homosexuality within the armed forces.