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History Making Argentine Trans Woman Murdered

TransGriot / 3 days 17 hours ago

Sad news coming out of Argentina.

32 year old Laura Aguilar, one of the first people to obtain a gender ID change under the Argentine Gender Identity Law in Tierra del Fuego province, was killed in the city of Rio Grande.

She was fatally stabbed May 12 in the home of her former partner Carlos Humbeto Traberg in what appears to be a relationship quarrel that went horribly wrong.

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South American Singer Andres Cuervo Wants to Raise Awareness

fenuxe.com

1 year 1 day ago

Singer Andres Cuervo has embraced HIV/AIDS awareness and developed a campaign to fight the disease by motivating folks to get tested. His foundation, “Saber Amar” (Know How to Love) promotes awareness and raises funds for organizations already in place across the U.S. Dino Thompson Sarmiento interviewed Cuervo in Atlanta where he will debut the campaign on May 31 at 6 p.m. at the Wimbish House.

Spanish-Language Media

Latin America Celebrates International Day Against Homophobia

Fox News Latino

1 year 1 day ago

Donna Summer, Gay Icon, Dead At 63

The New Civil Rights Movement

1 year 1 day ago

Donna Summer, the gay icon and Queen of Disco has died at the age of 63, after a battle with cancer, according to a report at TMZ:

We’re told Summer was in Florida at the time of her death. She was 63 years old.

Sources close to Summer tell us … the singer was trying to keep the extent of her illness under wraps. We spoke to someone who was with Summer a couple of weeks ago … who says she didn’t seem too bad.

Prosecutor Says Marine Fatal Stabbing Was a Hate Crime

Washington Post

1 year 1 day ago

The fatal stabbing last month of a Marine by a fellow Marine on Capitol Hill’s Barracks Row was a hate crime, the lead prosecutor in the case said in court Wednesday.

Michael Poth, 20, stabbed Philip M. Bushong, 23, after yelling a slur against homosexuals, Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael Liebman said. The stabbing occurred minutes after Poth saw Bushong and a gay male friend hug outside Molly Malone’s saloon in the 700 block of Eighth Street SE on April 21, Liebman said.

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