World First Same-Sex Couples Wed in Chile "It's something we didn't think could happen," Javier Silva observed as the nation's marriage equality law went into effect Thursday. March 11 2022 2:30 PM
World Chile's Congress Approves Marriage Equality President Sebastian Pinera, who has moved from opposition to support of marriage equality, is expected to sign the bill into law. December 08 2021 3:48 PM
World First Trans Lawmaker Is Elected to Chile’s Legislature Emilia Schneider, 25, will represent the 10th District of Santiago, the country's capital. November 30 2021 10:43 AM
News Chile's President Sebastián Piñera Supports Marriage Equality There A bill supporting marriage equality has languished in the country for years. June 02 2021 11:57 AM
News Chile's President Sebastián Piñera Supports Marriage Equality There A bill supporting marriage equality has languished in the country for years. June 02 2021 11:57 AM
Religion Pope Names Gay Survivor to Commission Fighting Clergy Sex Abuse Chilean whistleblower Juan Carlos Cruz had met in 2018 with Pope Francis, who assured him that God loves him as he is. March 24 2021 5:40 PM
Voices The Crisis in Chile Is Extending to a Crackdown on Gays Reports on the ground claim Chile's police force is resorting to homophobic violence as the nation descends into chaos. November 21 2019 8:57 PM
Transgender Chile Passes Historic Law Protecting Trans and Nonbinary Citizens The law guarantees that trans and nonbinary Chileans over the age of 14 can update their names on legal documents. passed a historic law protecting transgender and nonbinary people over the age of 14. November 28 2018 4:19 PM
World play Anti-Transgender 'Free Speech Bus' Met With Protests in Santiago Sponsored by several conservative organizations, a so-called free speech bus promoting anti-transgender messaging was met with protests as it made its way into the Government Square in Santiago, Chile. July 14 2017 2:12 PM