We hope this message finds you well! It's time to give an update on what's happening in ilgalac.org. This weekly newsletter is sent to 3220 LBGTI and allied organizations in the world, in Spanish, Portuguese and English.
Here are some of the organizations in our directory and articles posted on our website.
Photo: The struggle for equal marriage in Chile moves to the Supreme Court.More information here.
NEWS FROM LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN:
1. Statement of the Meeting of Defenders of Human Rights in Latin America
"Defenders of 14 Latin American countries make public we are facing murder, hate crimes, threats, judicial harassment, illegal detention, rape, abuse and outrageous smear campaigns among many other forms of intimidation, due to our commitment to the promotion, protection and defense of human rights. The high rates of impunity for these crimes are a concern and this situation increases the risk of our task. "
2. Latin America: Sexuality, Health and Society
The latest issue of this year's Sexuality, Health and Society offers a series of articles and reviews that explore different dimensions of sexuality in very different social contexts. Thus reflects one's social diversity that characterizes our region.
3. Argentina: The dual access to the identity
The so-called gender identity issues are often related immediately to trans* people – denomination that is displayed in the account of transvestites, transsexuals, transgender- and mediately, with intersex people.
4. Argentina: From the Catacombs to the Agora
In the past 30 years the world has changed significantly for sexual minorities. In Latin America, legislative developments regarding the rights of same-sex couples, legal recognition of trans identities and public policy against discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity reveal important legal and social transformations.
5. Brazil: Flaws in the prevention of HIV / AIDS
The Brazilian Health Ministry released data on AIDS in Brazil, according to the World Day to combat the disease. The profile shows that the epidemic has increased among young gay men. (Text in Portuguese)
6. Chile: State will pay transsexual body fitness
After the Minsal adopted with the permission of the President, that the medical costs to change the body of transgendered people to their gender identity to be assumed by the State, now Fonasa with Movilh advances in the implementation of the new public policy.
7. Chile: the Struggle for Equal Marriage is transferred to the Supreme Court
Three gay couples and Movilh appealed to the Supreme Court by the decision of the Court of Appeals of Santiago, which rejected an application for protection in favor of equal marriage. It was claimed that "no rational facts, differentiators or constitutional" to ban gay marriage, having now for the first time in its history the Supreme Court ruling on it.
8. Cuba is always a surprise, even surprised ourselves
Interview of the French newspaper L'Humanité, held by journalist Bernard Duraud, to the Director of CENESEX and published on December 9, 2011.
9. Peru: Press Release "Lesbian for a Real Democracy"
We, lesbians organized Lima, who have fought together with the women's movement against the “fujimontesinista” dictatorship, against corruption, the eradication of violence and the return of democracy to our country, we express our deep concern at the events in recent weeks and the way that the current authoritarian government of Mr. Ollanta Humala facing social conflict.
10. Dominican Republic: Transsexual, Transgender and Transvestite conducted discussion on gender violence towards TRANS people
This panel was organized by the “Trans Amigas por Siempre” -TRANSSA, ILGA Trans Secretariat WORLD, as part of the commemoration of International Day of Human Rights.
11. World: Obama foreign aid conditional on respect for the rights of LGBT people
Barack Obama has become the first president of U.S. (EU) formally equate gay rights and transgender human rights, in order that the U.S. financial aid sent abroad is conditional upon compliance with the rights of these two groups.
12. World: Sexual Orientation and Human Rights
What suits is sexual orientation? Sexual orientation is an emotional attraction, romantic, sexual, or endurinf affection for another person. It is different from other aspects of sexuality as biological sex, gender identity (biological sense of being male or female) and the social gender role (the observation of cultural norms about male and female attitudes).
Resources for SOCIAL CHANGE!
13. Latin America and the Caribbean: Scholarships for lawyers interested on LTGBI Rights
Until January 9th, 2012 the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) receives entries from lawyers / os who are interested to know and apply the protection mechanisms IACHR on the rights of lesbians, gays and transgender people , bisexual and intersex (LTGBI).
14. Latin America and the Caribbean launch of the call UN Trust Fund for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
On 23th November, in the framework of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, the Trust Fund of the United Nations on the Elimination of Violence against Women (UN Trust Fund) launched its annual Call worldwide for submission of proposals for national implementation to help eradicate violence against women and girls.
15. Latin America and the Caribbean: Request for Action, Building Protection System for DD. HH. Defenders
"With the attack to Norma Andrade, who since the murder of her daughter Lilia Alejandra in 2001, has continued to demand justice, we express our indignation and demand the clarification of the case and the prosecution of the culprits. We also asked why there is not still a National System for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders Human Rights effective when national and international organizations have sued it repeatedly, and when it is obvious the urgent need in the state of armed conflict in which we live. "
-Text traduced by Arón Núnez Curto-
Remember, this newsletter aims to be an inclusive means of communication for all LGBT movement, so we invite you to send us news or articles.
ILGA Communications Officer for Latin America and the Caribbean
Raquel P. Andrade: raquelandrade@ilga.org
(We remind you that the groups listed above are not necessarily part of ILGA, they are groups that have been uploaded to our database for information purpose only).
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