{"id":482,"date":"2023-04-26T23:35:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T23:35:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zgeist.org\/wjr-sandbox\/?page_id=482"},"modified":"2023-08-23T13:20:28","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T13:20:28","slug":"diversity-of-lgbt-activism-in-latin-america","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/diversity-of-lgbt-activism-in-latin-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Why LGBT+ Activism Matters in Latin America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-background-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">While Latin America been one of the most progressive regions over the past decade for LGBT+ rights and advancements, there has been an increase in social and political backlash. The use of violence and the repression of LGBT+ people by certain governments has slowed the overall progress of achieving universal rights and equality for LGBT+ people in Latin America as well. In countries such as Brazil and Argentina, where there have been significant advancements for LGBT rights, there has also been a significant rise in violence and discrimination, specifically towards transexual people. LGBT+ organizations in Latin America continue to fight back against the violence and political &amp; social repression by cooperating with each other by planning conferences, organizing marches, and reaching out to different sexual minority groups who all have their own issues to deal with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">This website will cover some of the LGBT+ organizations across Latin America that have either organized or attended conferences to discuss different issues that not just affect the LGBT+ community, but also effect all of Latin American society. Each button below will bring you to a different page that contains information about the organizations, the conferences, and a visualization of the data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-d61d70aa wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=499&amp;action=edit\">Latin American LGBT+ Organizations<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=506&amp;action=edit\">Conferences &amp; Events<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/projectaros.net\/sandbox\/diversity-of-lgbt-activism-in-latin-america\/visualization-acceptance-and-importance\/\">Visualization, Acceptance, and Importance<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Introduction While Latin America been one of the most progressive regions over the past decade for LGBT+ rights and advancements, there has been an increase in social and political backlash. 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