March 11, 2015
Salvadorans decry the high rate of anti-LGBTI hate crimes
In a video message, Salvadorans speak out about the high rate of anti-LGBTI hate crimes in the country and ask for culture wide change to keep them from happening.
El Salvador
The National Cathedral and Gene Robinson are going on an LGBT pilgrimage and you're invited
This summer, the landmark Washington National Cathedral's LGBT ministry group is going on a faith based, LGBT focused pilgrimage to El Salvador.
March 27, 2014
Trans people now allowed to vote in El Salvador, still suffer rampant violence
For the first time in the nation's history, transgender people were allowed to vote in an election. Danielle Marie Mackey and Gloria Marisela Moran explore this major achievement, the state of LGBT equality (or lack thereof), ongoing institutional corruption, and remaining hurdles.
August 21, 2012
Corrective Rape, Celebrations of Diversity, and the Need for Global Community -- LGBT Life in El Salvador
This is part of a series of posts about LGBT communities in Central America, in which two lesbian-identified activists talk about dating, pride events, and the horrors that face some members of the LGBT community.
August 20, 2012
Secret Meetings, 'Conversion Therapy' and Male Power -- LGBT Life in El Salvador
Two young lesbian activists in El Salvador tell their stories of getting 'Conversion Therapy' from a psychologist, holding secret LGBT meetings in rural areas, and trying to overcome the male-dominated culture they feel is at the heart of anti-LGBT sentiment
August 17, 2012
"Solidarity & Actions": Exclusive Interview with Young Lesbian Activists in El Salvador Part 1
GLAAD has an exclusive interview with a pair of young lesbian activists in El Salvador. In part one, we learn the history of their country's LGBT rights movement, and some of the massive hurdles their equality advocates have to overcome.
