Cris y Diana EN

DIANA Y CRISTINA It was finding you, in the brief touch of your hand, in the long embrace of your hug. Our love is not defined by labels. We do not take turns playing man or woman. We love each other with the masculinity and femininity that lives within us both. /I love Diana, her […]

Kelvin EN

KELVIN During my time at school, I was bullied for being gay and was labelled as “effeminate”. I was pushed around and insulted. I was beaten and had my head forced into the toilet while my bullies laughed. These experiences filled me with anger and helplessness, leaving me unable to breathe. I felt suffocated, afraid […]

Mikaela EN

MIKAELA For me, to fall in love is to be attracted to a person’s energy, not simply their gender. I am attracted to the aura that moves within us all, I let myself go and do not consider whether that energy is masculine or feminine. I ask myself what would the world look like if […]

José y Santiago EN

JOSÉ Y SANTIAGO Few are willing to embrace the challenges of raising a child orphaned by violence or abandonment. We long for that experience. We have been together for thirteen years, but the law continues to deny us the possibility of having a child. As a family we have already overcome challenges imposed on us […]

Odalys EN

ODALYS To live as a transgender woman in Ecuador is to experience violence every day. I was sent to prison as a young woman. I was beaten and raped. Throughout that struggle, my mother’s support never wavered, she was the hope that never abandoned me. Women in Ecuador face many struggles. The brutality of prison […]