Police detain a gay rights activist taking part in an unauthorized march in Havana, Cuba. The march was organized using Cuba’s new mobile internet, with activists and supporters calling for a rally over Facebook and WhatsApp after the government-run gay rights organization canceled a march. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)
Despite a dark past, today many LGBT citizens in Latin America are enjoying the right to marry, choose their gender identity and adopt children. But while laws in several of the region’s biggest countries are changing, that doesn’t necessarily translate into a broader societal shift toward acceptance.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court ruled Thursday that sexual orientation and gender identity should be included in the nation’s anti-discrimination law, providing a new layer of protection for LGBT people.
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