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2022 March 25 Then candidate, now president, committed with evangelical pastors to remove “gender ideology” from school system. Also allowed the christian sector to nominate candidates to leadership positions in Education, Health and International Affairs. Reference in Spanish: Chaves se compromete con pastores a eliminar ‘ideología de género’ en educaciónAcuerdo
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2022 February 6 Immigrant gay waiter burned alive. Authorities deny it is a hate crime. References (both in Spanish): Inducen a coma a salonero quemado vivo - Diario ExtraUn nicaragüense identificado como Genaro Antonio Vega Pérez de 34 años de edad se encuentra internado enDiario ExtraEl crimen de odio contra
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2021 December 27 Interview in Spanish with Julia Bohemia. Reference: Mujer trans perdió a su familia y el trabajo cuando cambió de sexo hace siete mesesJulia Bohemia Roberts contó todo lo que tuvo que sacrificar para poder sentirse plena.La TejaFranklin Arroyo
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2021 November 24 Saying “only a sadistic God would create a gay person”, and the government refuses to ban conversion therapy. Reference: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/therapists-costa-ricans-homosexuality-wrong/
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2021 August Article in English describing how transgender women’s rights are violated by direct, social and structural violence in Costa Rica. Interviews transgender incarcerated women to narrate their experience and state of vulnerability. Complemented with a socio-legal analysis of the justice framework. Reference: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354035115_
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2021 March 4 Academic article in Spanish, with summaries in Spanish, English and Portuguese. Published by Universidad Nacional, one of the main universities in Costa Rica. Violence against trans women in public spaces: Between sexual harassment and transphobia. Quote: “To the majority of women interviewed, public spaces are not safe
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2020 December 8 Tati Quirós was murdered by gunshot near a tourist area. News coverage for shock value, disrespecting her privacy or identity. Violence agains trans people is not recognized in Costa Rica. These cases are treated as generic murder. This happened in 2020 but legality has not changed. Original
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2020 A police officer launched a series of insulting and homophobic remarks towards a male couple. Reference: Homophobic Remarks by Police in Costa Rica Under Investigation - Costa Rica Star NewsA complaint that unfolded in social media circles has caught the attention of the media and the Ministry of Public
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2020 Report by Hivos America Latina (in Spanish). Describes hate manifestation, and provides examples of violence against trans people from 2016 to 2020. It highlights how Costa Rica does not recognize gender identity and has no laws against specific transphobic hate crimes. That situation hasn’t change since the report
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2020 April 1 Interview in Spanish. “Being a trans woman is hard, we have the lowest life expectancy in the world”, says Victoria Rovira trans activist. “Diversity doesn’t mean inclusion”. Reference: #Costa Rica| «Ser mujer trans es difícil, tenemos las expectativas de vida más bajas en el mundo», activista
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2020 March 3 News article in Spanish. Two women were verbally and physically attacked. Video recordings show the men were recording themselves from a nearby car, while they yelled, touched, hit and kicked the women, all while laughing and placing bets. Reference: https://www.crhoy.com/nacionales/video-sujetos-atacaron-brutalmente-a-mujeres-trans-en-el-centro-de-san-jose/
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2019 October 30 News article in Spanish. Downtown San Jose, 2pm. Police officer violates trans woman’s rights and threatens further violent action. Reference: https://www.crhoy.com/nacionales/acusan-a-oficial-de-fuerza-publica-de-quebrar-cedula-a-mujer-trans/