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Ministerio de Justicia de El Salvador lanza políticas LGBTI

Activistas participan en la iniciativa gubernamental

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El Ministerio de Justicia y Seguridad Pública ha lanzado una campaña para sensibilizar a sus empleados sobre la comunidad LGBTI. (Foto de Washington Blade por Ernesto Valle)

SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El 12 de noviembre se realizó el lanzamiento de la campaña #HagoLoJusto, un modelo de comunicación interna para la aplicación de la política del Ministerio de Justicia y Seguridad Pública (MJSP) en atención a la población LGBTI. Este esfuerzo se enmarca en el plan de implementación de la política y busca sensibilizar sobre la discriminación de las personas por su orientación sexual e identidad de género y dar a conocer dicha política LGBTI al personal del MJSP y sus dependencias.

#HagoLoJusto es un esfuerzo que el MJSP realiza con el apoyo de la Federación Salvadoreña LGBTI y el Proyecto Derechos y Dignidad, una campaña que aspira a la deconstrucción de preconceptos sobre las personas LGBTI. La mayoría de las actividades priorizan la generación de espacios de intercambio y aprendizaje con personas diversas, haciendo énfasis en que se trata de un tema de acceso a derechos humanos que deben ser garantizados por el MJSP y su personal.

“El lanzamiento de la Política de Atención a la Población LGBTI reafirma el compromiso del MJSP en velar por la atención integral de este importante sector de la sociedad,” dijo Eva Rodríguez, subdirectora del Proyecto Derechos y Dignidad.

“Esta campaña es una muestra que esta política está avanzando y representa una gran oportunidad para que el personal del Ministerio pueda brindar un servicio sin discriminación a la población LGBTI,” agregó la subdirectora en conferencia.

“En los últimos tres meses hemos sensibilizado a más de mil empleados y empeladas del Ministerio,” dijo Tatiana Herrera, representante de la Federación Salvadoreña LGBTI. “Seguiremos luchando por el amor, la paz y la justicia.”

La campaña tiene previsto la realización acciones disruptivas, desayunos conversatorios, cineforos, talleres de formación, presentaciones de teatro, un concurso de fotografía, difusión a través de redes sociales y piezas audiovisuales, entre otras. En algunas de estas actividades estarán actuando como piezas claves cuatro miembros de la Federación Salvadoreña LGBTI.

“Estas políticas son importantes porque por ejemplo yo no quisiera llegar a un lugar donde me están tratando mal, pero ahora hay una política que me respalda y el personal estará capacitado,” comenta al Washington Blade Aldo Peña, miembro de la Federación Salvadoreña LGBTI. “Desde el momento en que me vean y presente mi documento y hay una discordancia con mi nombre y mi identidad, si ellos tienen el conocimiento dirán que se trata de una persona trans.”

La campaña #HagoLoJusto tiene por objetivo sensibilizar, y que el personal de las diferentes instituciones de Ministerio puedan aprender todos los aspectos que contiene la Política del MJSP para la Atención a la Población LGBTI.

“Con el lanzamiento de esta campaña que nos va a permitir llegar a cada uno de las y los empleados de Ministerio, ordeno la aplicación de todos los componentes de la política del MJSP para la atención a la población LGBTI,” dijo Mauricio Ramírez Landaverde, ministro de Justicia y Seguridad Pública.

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Australian prime minister re-elected

Anthony Albanese marched in 2023 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (Screen capture via ABC News Australia/YouTube)

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday won re-election.

Albanese’s Labor Party defeated the Liberal Party that Peter Dutton led.

Dutton, who lost his seat in parliament, quickly conceded to Albanese, who is the first Australian prime minister to win re-election in 21 years. Foreign Minister Penny Wong, a lesbian who represents South Australia in the Australian Senate, on Saturday introduced Albanese at his victory party.

“Today the Australian people have voted for Australian values; for fairness, aspiration, and opportunity for all, for the strength to show courage in adversity, and kindness to those in need,” said Albanese. “Australians have voted for a future that holds true to these values.”

(9News Australia)

Albanese has been prime minister since 2022. In 2023 he became the first Australian prime minister to march in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras parade.

Voters re-elected Albanese less than a week after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and his Liberal Party won the country’s federal election. The Trump-Vance administration’s global tariffs are among the issues that factored into both country’s votes.

“Congratulations to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on his victory in Australia’s federal election,” said Secretary of State Marco Rubio on X. “Australia is a valued U.S. friend and a close partner.”

“We look forward to continuing to promote freedom and security in the Indo-Pacific and around the world,” he added.

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Va. LG opposed marriage equality affirmation bill in handwritten note

Winsome Earle-Sears constitutionally required to sign HB 174 as Senate president

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Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears speaks at CPAC in 2023. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears last year in a handwritten note indicated her opposition to marriage rights for same-sex couples when she signed a bill that affirmed marriage equality in the state.

Brandon Jarvis of Virginia Scope on May 1 published Earle-Sears’s note on House Bill 174, which state Del. Rozia Henson, a Prince William County Democrat who is gay, introduced.

The Virginia Senate passed HB 174 by a 22-17 vote margin, and the state constitution required Earle-Sears to sign it as the chamber’s president. Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed the measure into law after it received bipartisan support.

“As the lieutenant governor, I recognize and respect my constitutional obligation to adhere to procedures set out in the constitution of Virginia,” wrote Earle-Sears in her note. “However, I remain morally opposed to the content of HB 174 as passed by the General Assembly.”

Earle-Sears, a former U.S. Marine who served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2002-2004, in 2021 became the first woman elected Virginia’s lieutenant governor. Activists have criticized her for her opposition to LGBTQ rights in Virginia.

She sparked controversy last year when she misgendered state Sen. Danica Roem (D-Manassas), who is transgender, on the Senate floor. Earle-Sears has also spoken at the Conservative Political Action Conference.

Earle-Sears is running to succeed Youngkin as governor once his term ends in January 2026. She will likely face former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, a Democrat who previously represented Virginia’s 7th Congressional District.

John Reid, a conservative talk show host who is openly gay, last month secured the Republican nomination to succeed Earle-Sears as lieutenant governor. Youngkin has called for Reid to end his campaign amid reports that he posted “pornographic content” on social media.

Reid has strongly denied the reports.

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World Pride 2025

D.C. liquor board extends drinking hours for WorldPride

Gay bars, other liquor-serving establishments can stay open 24 hours

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Venus Valhalla performs at Pitchers. Liquor-serving establishments in D.C. will be able to remain open for 24 hours during WorldPride. (Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)

D.C.’s Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Board, which regulates liquor sales for the city’s bars, restaurants, nightclubs, and other establishments licensed to serve alcoholic beverages, has approved extended hours for alcohol service and sales during the days when most WorldPride events will be held in the nation’s capital.

In a May 2 announcement, the Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration, which works with the board, said the extended liquor serving and sales hours for WorldPride will take place beginning Friday, May 30, through 4 a.m. Monday, June 9.

Although the official schedule for WorldPride events shows the events will take place May 17-June 8, most of the large events, including a two-day Pride street festival, parade, and concert, were expected to take place between May 30 and June 8.

According to the ABCA announcement and an ABCA spokesperson, liquor servicing establishments with the appropriate license can stay open for 24 hours and serve alcoholic beverages from 6 a.m. through the day and evening until 4 a.m., with no liquor sales allowed from 4 a.m. to 6 a.m. during the May 30-June 9 period.

The ABCA announcement says liquor serving establishments must apply for the extended hours option and pay a $100 registration fee by a deadline on May 27.

Sources familiar with the liquor board have said the board has for many years approved the extension of liquor serving and sales hours for important events and for certain holidays such as New Year’s Eve.

At the time it approved the extended hours for WorldPride the liquor board also approved extended hours during the time when games for a World Cup soccer tournament will be held in the city on June 18, June 22, and June 26.

It couldn’t immediately be determined how many of D.C.’s 22 LGBTQ bars plan to apply for the extended drinking hours. David Perruzza, owner of the Adams Morgan gay bar Pitchers and its adjoining lesbian bar A League of Her Own, said he will apply for the 4 a.m. extended hours option but he does not intend to keep the two bars open for the full 23 hours.

Under the city’s current alcoholic beverage regulations, licensed liquor serving establishments may serve alcoholic beverages until 2 a.m. on weekdays and 3 a.m. on weekends.

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