{"id":1980933,"date":"2025-06-29T00:07:45","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T22:07:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/?p=1980933"},"modified":"2025-06-30T18:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:06:11","slug":"lgbt-rights-under-threat-amid-rising-violence-across-the-americas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/en\/latest-news\/2025-06-29\/lgbt-rights-under-threat-amid-rising-violence-across-the-americas\/","title":{"rendered":"LGBT rights under threat amid rising violence across the Americas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">International Desk (EFE).- Amid a backdrop of progressive laws in some nations, violence against LGBT+ people continues to rise throughout the Americas, with 2023 and 2024 marked by alarming levels of deadly attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the latest report by the Sin Violencia network, 364 LGBT individuals were murdered in ten Latin American countries in 2023, including Mexico, Colombia, and the Dominican Republic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Brazil, the Grupo Gay da Bahia reports one violent death every 34 hours. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-257-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1981051\" style=\"width:734px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-257-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-257-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-257-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-257-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-257-430x286.webp 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-257-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-257.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colombia, where same-sex marriage has been legal since 2016, recorded 43 homicides of LGBT people in the first five months of 2025 alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, sexual violence against this population rose by 3.8%, with 689 reported cases, nearly two per day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Half of these victims were lesbian or bisexual women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Brazil, 106 trans people were killed in 2024, accounting for 30% of all trans murders globally, according to Trans Murder Monitoring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, Mexico registered 148 LGBT killings last year, over half of them trans women, despite legal advances in marriage equality and gender recognition in several states. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Honduras remains one of the most dangerous countries, with at least 565 LGBT people killed since 2004 and a staggering 98% of cases going unpunished, according to the Observatory of Violence Against LGBT+ People. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-260-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1981061\" style=\"width:727px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-260-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-260-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-260-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-260-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-260-430x286.webp 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-260-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-260.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-legal-protections-are-uneven-and-regressive\"><strong>Legal protections are uneven and regressive<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While Argentina led the way in Latin America by legalizing same-sex marriage in 2010, many countries, particularly in Central America and the Caribbean, have made a little to no progress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Homosexuality remains criminalized in five Caribbean nations: Jamaican, Guyana, Grenada, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, all enforcing colonial-era laws. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-258-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1981054\" style=\"width:795px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-258-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-258-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-258-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-258-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-258-430x286.webp 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-258-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-258.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Peru remains firmly against marriage equality, with a 2024 Ipsos poll showing 66% public opposition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In contrast, Argentina and Ecuador allow gender change based on self-identification, while countries like Cuba and Panama still require surgery- <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most Central America and Caribbean nations lack any legal pathway for gender transition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Intersex protections are virtually non-existent, with only Colombia and Chile placing restrictions on non-consensual surgeries on intersex children, a practice condemned by Human Rights Watch. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-261-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1981065\" style=\"width:811px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-261-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-261-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-261-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-261-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-261-430x286.webp 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-261-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-261.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn several countries, our very existence is questioned, if not criminalized. Even in places with legal protection, hate persists,\u201d said Camila Rodr\u00edguez, a trans right advocate in Ecuador. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-political-backlash-in-the-us-and-argentina\"><strong>Political backlash in the US and Argentina<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rollback of LGBT rights has gained traction in both the United States and Argentina under conservative administrations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since returning to office, United States President Donald Trump has rescinded the legal recognition of non-binary identities, eliminated the \u201cX\u201d gender marker from passports, barred trans women from female sports teams, and reinstated the military ban on transgender service members. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has also pressured companies to abandon diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese actions aren\u2019t just policy decisions, they are clear messages that our lives are not valued,\u201d said Sarah McBride, a US state senator and LGBT rights activist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Argentina,<a href=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/en\/latest-news\/2025-02-01\/lgbt-and-anti-fascist-demonstration-against-milei-in-argentina\/\"> President Javier Milei\u2019s administration<\/a> has dismantled key institutions such as the Ministry of Women, Genders and Diversity and the National Institute Against Discrimination (INADI), triggering what activists call an institutional vacuum.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-262-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1981068\" style=\"width:808px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-262-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-262-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-262-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-262-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-262-430x286.webp 430w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-262-1200x800.webp 1200w, https:\/\/pre.efe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-262.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Public discrimination from officials, including Milei\u2019s remarks linking homosexuality to pedophilia, has fueled a climate of hostility. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, public space attacks against LGBT people in Argentina rose by 53% and murders nearly doubled to 140 cases, according to the National Observatory of LGBT+ Hate Crimes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even in progressive countries like Chile, setbacks persist. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The LGBT group MOVILH denounced the state\u2019s refusal to classify the killings of trans women as femicides, despite a 78.7% rise in discrimination complaints in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, progress continues in some corners. Cuba is expected to approve a civil registry law in July that would allow gender changes without surgery or court order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ecuador passed a similar law in 2023. Colombia\u2019s Congress is currently debating a Comprehensive Trans Law to guarantee equal access to healthcare, education, and employment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cProgress is possible, but fragile,\u201d warned Mar\u00eda Rachid, a prominent human rights lawyer in Buenos Aires. \u201cWithout political will and public support, rights can be taken away as quickly as they\u2019re won.\u201d EFE <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ame-mrs\/seo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International Desk (EFE).- Amid a backdrop of progressive laws in some nations, violence against LGBT+ people continues to rise throughout the Americas, with 2023 and 2024 marked by alarming levels of deadly attacks. 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