Niñez y adolescencia LGBTI: un reto para la justicia en Colombia
Contributed by: María Mercedes Gómez, Coordinadora Regional para Latinoamérica y el Caribe, IGLHRCEl Estado colombiano decidió no tocar el tema de la niñez y adolescencia LGBTI durante su reunión con...
View ArticleChile's Approval of Civil Unions for All People is Step Forward on LGBTI Rights
For Immediate Release 28 January 2015Media Contact: Suzanne Trimel, Communications Director, +1-212-430-6018(New York, N.Y.) – The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) today...
View ArticleRuling Limits Rights on Adoption by Same-sex Couples in Colombia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-430-6018, strimel@iglhrc.org(New York) — A ruling by the Constitutional Court of Colombia has limited the rights of same-sex couples to consensual...
View ArticleMaria Mercedes Gomez on HuffPost Live Queerview
http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/queerview-arkansas-anti-gay-bil...From an anti-gay bill in Arkansas to the appointment of America's first-ever LGBT human rights envoy, HuffPost Live shines a...
View ArticleStatement in Reaction to Political Statement of the 59th Commission on the...
March 2015We, the undersigned non-governmental organizations and activists working for the promotion and protection of human rights and empowerment of all persons, regardless of their sexual...
View ArticleHistoric Focus in Colombia on Violence Against LGBTI People
Photo courtesy of sentiido.comDear Friends,Good news! I’m writing to share with you the government of Colombia’s unprecedented step to confront LGBTI violence nationwide.From March 26 – 27, María...
View ArticleChile: Hace dos años que ingresó el proyecto de ley de identidad de género al...
Contributed by: IGLHRCpor: Andrés Rivera Duarte, Consultor DDHH e Identidad de Género, Chile(Read in English.)El 7 de mayo del 2013, Ximena Rincón, Juan Pablo Letelier, Ricardo Lagos, Camilo Escalona y...
View ArticleChile’s Gender Identity Bill: Two Years Later
Contributed by: IGLHRCBy: Andrés Rivera Duarte, Human Rights and Gender Identity Consultant, Chile(Leer en español.)On May 7, 2013, Ximena Gauché Marchetti, Juan Pablo Letelier, Ricardo Lagos, Camilo...
View ArticleJessica Stern, Executive Director, in The Guardian
Report on Global LGBTIQ CommunityRead More »The US supreme court’s ruling that same-sex marriage is a legal right across the country marks a milestone in the march for equality.But the ever-expanding...
View ArticleImagining a World Without Homo-, Lesbo-, Bi- and Transphobia
Contributed by: IGLHRCMay 17th marks the 11th annual International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOT), recognized worldwide as a day to bring attention to lesbian, gay, bisexual,...
View ArticleCaribbean Media Training Manual
Download the CaribbeanMedia Training Manual (PDF)With the power to shape public opinion and influence decision-makers, the media has a responsibility to accurately and fairly present information in an...
View ArticleNiñez y adolescencia LGBTI: un reto para la justicia en Colombia
Contributed by: María Mercedes Gómez, Coordinadora Regional para Latinoamérica y el Caribe, IGLHRCEl Estado colombiano decidió no tocar el tema de la niñez y adolescencia LGBTI durante su reunión con...
View ArticleChile's Approval of Civil Unions for All People is Step Forward on LGBTI Rights
For Immediate Release 28 January 2015Media Contact: Suzanne Trimel, Communications Director, +1-212-430-6018(New York, N.Y.) – The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) today...
View ArticleRuling Limits Rights on Adoption by Same-sex Couples in Colombia
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Suzanne Trimel, 212-430-6018, strimel@iglhrc.org(New York) — A ruling by the Constitutional Court of Colombia has limited the rights of same-sex couples to consensual...
View ArticleMaria Mercedes Gomez on HuffPost Live Queerview
http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/queerview-arkansas-anti-gay-bil...From an anti-gay bill in Arkansas to the appointment of America's first-ever LGBT human rights envoy, HuffPost Live shines a...
View ArticleStatement in Reaction to Political Statement of the 59th Commission on the...
March 2015We, the undersigned non-governmental organizations and activists working for the promotion and protection of human rights and empowerment of all persons, regardless of their sexual...
View ArticleHistoric Focus in Colombia on Violence Against LGBTI People
Dear Friends,Good news! I’m writing to share with you the government of Colombia’s unprecedented step to confront LGBTI violence nationwide.From March 26 – 27, María Mercedes Gómez, our Latin America...
View ArticleHomophobia and Transphobia in Caribbean Media: A Baseline Study
Download the publication (PDF)Read the accompanying Caribbean Media Training Manual
View ArticlePostcard: When Media Ignores Fairness to LGBTIQ
Dear Friends,It goes without saying that the media shapes public opinion – for good and for ill. This is why we work directly with journalists to improve coverage of the LGBTIQ community as a...
View ArticleMedia in the Caribbean: A Report Back
Dear Friends,It goes without saying that the media shapes public opinion – both for good and for ill. This is why we work directly with journalists to improve coverage of the LGBTIQ community, as a...
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