Racial tensions and internal violence in 1980’s Peru
Peru’s official contender for the Oscars, Song Without A Name (Canción sin nombre) follows a young indigenous woman as she searches for her child, stolen at birth in a fake health clinic in Lima.
Argentina: Gender identity and LGBTQ rights
Argentina boasts some of the most liberal laws in the world when it comes to LGBTQ Rights, though director Martina Matzkin stresses in an interview that this does not translate to societal acceptance of trans people.
Argentina: campaigning for inclusion during the Covid-19 lockdown
Queer Tango teacher and LGBTQ+ activist Edgardo Fernández Sesma tells LAB’s Nina Meghji about navigating the digital space, the impact of lockdown on Buenos Aires’ elder residents, and the economic implications for Buenos Aires’ tango community post Covid-19.
Gendered quarantine leaves trans people vulnerable
Gender-based movement restrictions came into effect in Bogotá this Monday (13 April), permitting men and women to go out for essential trips on...
Alerta Machitroll: defending women on the internet
In a follow-up to his article about social media and democracy, Robert Eveson reports on the work of Colombian NGO Fundación Karimsma to improve...
A rapist in your path
On 20 November, a
group of four women known as Las Tesis from Valparaíso, Chile, unknowingly
started what would become an international phenomenon in the global...
Threats multiply – LAB Newsletter June 2019
2 July 2019
Dear LAB Supporter and Friend
Threats multiply - to women, diversity and the environment
Somos Guerreras is a collective of seasoned artists comprised of...
Organizando Trans Diversidades – OTD Chile
Somos una Asociación que trabaja por los derechos de las personas trans en Chile. Nos fundamos en enero del 2015 y hoy nos posicionamos...
Chocolate Remix: Lo que las mujeres quieren
Lesbian Reggaeton: 'Lo que las mujeres quieren' (What girls want). With English subtitles.
Chocolate Remix is the reggaetón project led by Romina Bernardo (aka Chocolate)...
