In the first three months of this year, nine attacks were reported against the LGBTIQ+ population in Nicaragua, of these total cases three trans women were murdered, according to the report of the Observatory of human rights violations of LGTBIQ+ people in Nicaragua, of the Feminist Association The current.
The diverse population in the Central American country faces hate crimes, attacks, discrimination, disappearance or prison, that is the panorama they must deal with every day. Added to this is job insecurity.
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Every May 17, the Day against homo-lesbo-transphobia is commemorated. This date marks a milestone in the history of the fight for LGBTIQ+ rights. In 1990, the World Health Organization (WHO) removed homosexuality from its list of mental illnesses.
On this date, the Diversity Network of the Unamos political organization demanded justice for members of the LGBTIQ+ community who have been arrested, murdered or victims of hate crimes and whose deaths remain unpunished.
«Let us join forces and will to end hate crimes. “It is time to promote and disseminate actions to put an end to all expressions of hatred that exist towards our population,” said the members of the organization in a video broadcast on their social networks.
«We believe in a diverse, inclusive society, without discrimination and we will not rest until we achieve a society without hate or discrimination. “The defense of diversity and real equality are a priority,” he added.
In its report, the La Corriente Feminist Association considers that impunity and the culture of silence are clear evidence of the normalization, justification and reproduction of violence exercised against lesbians, homosexuals, trans, bisexual and non-binary people. .
