SANTIAGO – Trans people in Chile can now change their gender on official documents after a landmark law for human rights came into effect in the staunchly conservative country yesterday. Chilean president Sebastian Piñera signed […]
SOCHI – The Mexican Football Federation has been fined 10,000 Swiss francs (£7,615) after its fans sang homophobic chants. FIFA slapped the Mexicans with a CHF 10,000 (S$13,663) fine for what it called “discriminatory and […]
SANTIAGO – Chile’s Supreme Court gave this Wednesday approved a transgender person’s request to change their name and registered gender “without needing any surgical intervention”, as provided by international treaties in force that the country […]
By Thorin Engeseth The new President-elect of Paraguay Mario Benítez will be inaugurated on August 15. Why did Paraguay vote yet again for the Colorado Party, and what does this mean for the South American […]
SANTIAGO – Chilean actress Daniela Vega made history by becoming the first transgender presenter at the Oscars ceremony. But, at a news conference after meeting Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet this week, she spoke of the […]
SANTIAGO/LOS ANGELES – Chilean drama “A Fantastic Woman,” a stirring story of love and loss that centers on a transgender woman, has won the Oscar for best foreign language film. “I can’t believe this happened,” […]
Isabel Cocker/The Santiago Times Staff SANTIAGO – On Wednesday, The Santiago Times sat down with right-wing independent José Antonio Kast at the Club de la Union. In the meeting with international press outlets, the candidate […]
SANTIAGO – Chilean President Michelle Bachelet on Monday sent to Congress a bill that would legalize gay marriage in one of Latin America’s most conservative nations. “We do this with the certainty that it is […]
DARIUS ZHENG / Special to the Santiago Times QUITO – Readers who are familiar with Ecuador would be aware of its latest development, where the new gender identity law enacted just last year now allows […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that he will ban transsexuals from serving in the Armed Forces, just over a year after Barack Obama’s administration to start accepting transgender recruits. ‘After consultation with […]
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