LGBTI – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:46:35 +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 LGBTI – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 Venezuelans demand protection of LGBTI rights https://onvenezuela.com/venezuelans-demand-protection-of-lgbti-rights/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venezuelans-demand-protection-of-lgbti-rights Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:46:31 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=11054

Several LGBTI rights organizations Friday urged the government to remove discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation and effectively combat homo-lesbo-transphobia in the country. A group of activists held protests in Caracas demanding the government to recognize and protect civil and political rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and intersex and respond to incidents of hate crimes against members of the sexual minority community. Full Text -> LaPrensaLatina

Traducción de cortesía -> Varias organizaciones de derechos LGBTI instaron el viernes al gobierno a eliminar la discriminación por motivos de orientación sexual y combatir eficazmente la homo-lesbo-transfobia en el país.Un grupo de activistas realizó protestas en Caracas exigiendo al gobierno que reconozca y proteja los derechos civiles y políticos de lesbianas, gays, bisexuales, trans e intersexuales y responda a los incidentes de crímenes de odio contra miembros de la comunidad de minorías sexuales.

]]> It’s my right to wed’: LGBTI community no longer wants to be ‘invisible’ in Venezuela https://onvenezuela.com/its-my-right-to-wed-lgbti-community-no-longer-wants-to-be-invisible-in-venezuela/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=its-my-right-to-wed-lgbti-community-no-longer-wants-to-be-invisible-in-venezuela Mon, 17 May 2021 11:50:21 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=9203

Venezuela lags behind the rest of the Latin American region when it comes to the rights of the LGBTI (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex) population. The LGBTI community in the country is now pressing for Venezuela’s new Parliament to debate a gay marriage law this year but they have only encountered resistance in this highly conservative country. by Esteban Rojas, Nina Negrón. Full Text -> BuenosAiresTimes

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