Issue has sparked rare public debate
Initiative 5272 is currently before the country's Congress
Trans Queer Pueblo is based in Phoenix
Calif., Baja California activists working with LGBTI migrants
Leo Varadkar is openly gay
Gay Honduran asylum seeker has 'freedom' in Mexico City
Slow, expensive internet access remains barrier
Discrimination, violence persist in popular tourist destinations
Michelle Bachelet backed LGBTI rights during second term
More queer people avoid procedures than straight counterparts
