LGBT – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:41:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://onvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-12.31.03-PM-1-32x32.png LGBT – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 Being trans in Venezuela: overcoming rejection, self-destruction and violence https://onvenezuela.com/being-trans-in-venezuela-overcoming-rejection-self-destruction-and-violence/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=being-trans-in-venezuela-overcoming-rejection-self-destruction-and-violence Tue, 29 Jun 2021 13:41:31 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=9960

“Mummy, what would have happened if I were born a boy?” Giordy Quiñones would repeatedly ask his mum as a child. Today, at 25 years old, Giordy publicly identifies as a transgender male, but it has only been six years since he has been living “freely” in a body that he considers his own. Giordy’s journey, one tainted by depression, discrimination and self-destruction, is a story shared by many transgender people in Venezuela. By Nicole Kolster. Full Text -> LaPrensaLatina

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