Gay Asylum Seeker Survives ‘Hellhole’
From brushes to bars: a gay Venezuelan makeup artist survived Trump’s deportation, a Salvadoran hellhole, and came back shining brighter ✨💄🌈
Cuba welcomes gay rights as progressive family code takes hold
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban Pedro Rafael Delgado, a 56-year-old accountant, saw his life change dramatically just days after…
Miss Puerto Rico, Miss Argentina announce they are married
HAVANA (AP) — Two former beauty queens, Fabiola Valentín of Puerto Rico and Mariana Valera of Argentina, announced…
Final Mexican state approves same-sex marriage
MEXICO CITY, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Mexico’s northeastern border state of Tamaulipas voted on Wednesday to recognize same-sex…
Gay couples in Cuba marry under new law
SANTA CLARA, Cuba (AP) — Serious, standing upright and dressed in long gala dresses – despite the midday…
Transgender woman activist killed in Honduras
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — A transgender woman activist who had spent over two decades in the United States…
Trailblazing Brazilian trans lawmakers face more conservative Congress
SAO PAULO (Reuters) – Erika Hilton, a 29-year-old Sao Paulo city council member, just made history as one…
Latin America’s road to legalizing same-sex marriage
Sept 26 (Reuters) – Cubans overwhelmingly approved gay marriage and adoption in a government-backed referendum on Sunday, a…
Cuba uses media blitz to promote ‘yes’ vote on new LGBT-friendly laws
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cubans will cast ballots this Sunday on whether to approve a new ‘family code’ that…
In divisive election, Brazil’s trans candidates face threats, intimidation
BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil, Sept 21 (Reuters) – At her campaign headquarters, Brazilian congressional hopeful Duda Salabert gently lays…
Tearful Allison Russell wins Americana Award for debut album
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Canadian singer-songwriter Allison Russell won album of the year for her debut solo record…