tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58462965736421000662024-03-05T00:46:52.907-08:00ALDES El SalvadorLa Oficina de Asistencia Legal para la Diversidad Sexual de El Salvador promueve la salud, seguridad, dignidad y derechos humanos de las comunidades LGBT en El Salvador a través de su empoderamiento legal.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490842784291118759noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846296573642100066.post-7893760391147649562019-02-10T13:10:00.001-08:002019-02-10T13:10:09.095-08:00VOTO LGBTI EL SALVADOR 2015<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LNgdVxsi0_A" width="480"></iframe>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490842784291118759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846296573642100066.post-50485937869626049082013-04-11T07:32:00.000-07:002013-04-11T07:32:18.126-07:00Ponencias de derechos humanos LGBTI // Presentations on LGBTI human rightsUna selección de las ponencias de la conferencia de derechos humanos LGBTI 'Encuentro: Felicidad y Diversidad Sexual como Derechos Humanos' ahora estan disponibles para descargar <a href="http://www.scribd.com/aldes_salvador/documents">aquí</a>.<br />
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A selection of the presentations from the LGBTI human rights conference 'Happiness and Sexual Diversity as Human Rights' are now available to download <a href="http://www.scribd.com/aldes_salvador/documents">here</a>.<br />
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<span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">No se olvide leer
estos artículos sobre la conferencia de derechos humanos LGBTI, ‘Encuentro:
Felicidad y Diversidad Sexual como Derechos Humanos’, que ALDES recien organizó en
San Salvador:</span></span><br />
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<span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"></span><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://newwaysministryblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/palm-sunday-oscar-romero-and-lgbt-human-rights-in-el-salvador/">Aquí</a> está un artículo del blog de News Ways Ministry, una de las organizaciones que patrocinaron la conferencia (inglés)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"></span><span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Se puede leer sobre el trabajo importante de Brian Pacheco de la Alianza Gay y Lésbica contra la Difamación (GLAAD) en <a href="http://www.lapagina.com.sv/nacionales/79653/2013/03/30/Salvadoreno-dirige-estrategia-de-medios-en-EEUU-para-la-diversidad-sexual">esta</a> entrevista (español)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finalmente, hay <a href="http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2013/03/22/the-making-of-an-lgbt-ministry-in-el-salvador/">este</a> artículo interesante por Lynette Wilson del Episcopal News Services (inglés)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="ES" style="mso-ansi-language: ES;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">¡</span>Muchas</span> gracias a New Ways Ministry, Brian y Lynette por su apoyo!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Check out these great articles about the LGBTI human rights
conference, ‘Happiness and Sexual Diversity as Human Rights’, which ALDES
recently hosted in San Salvador:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://newwaysministryblog.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/palm-sunday-oscar-romero-and-lgbt-human-rights-in-el-salvador/">Here</a>’s an article from the blog of New Ways Ministry, one of the amazing organisations which sponsored the conference (English) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Read all about the important work of Brian Pacheco of the Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation (GLAAD) in <a href="http://www.lapagina.com.sv/nacionales/79653/2013/03/30/Salvadoreno-dirige-estrategia-de-medios-en-EEUU-para-la-diversidad-sexual">this</a> interview (Spanish) </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Finally, there’s <a href="http://episcopaldigitalnetwork.com/ens/2013/03/22/the-making-of-an-lgbt-ministry-in-el-salvador/">this</a> great piece by Lynette Wilson from the Episcopal News Service (English)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Many thanks to New Ways Ministry, Brian and Lynette for your support!</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490842784291118759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846296573642100066.post-43925612188159177392013-03-09T19:40:00.000-08:002013-03-09T19:40:02.557-08:00Voces desde el Silence Parte IV / Voices from the Silence Part IV<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nuestra exhibición de arte
'Voces desde el Silencio' tuvo lugar en el Museo <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tecle</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ño en Santa
Tecla el 18-28 de febrero. Aquí se puede leer entrevistas con algunos de los
artistas que participaron en el concurso de afiches
digitales.</span> </span></span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nuestra última entrevista es con Blanca Aguilar. Muchas gracias a todos y todas los artistas que participaron!</span></span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">//</span></span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our art
exhibition 'Voices from the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Silence' took place in the
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tecle<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ño</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Museum in Santa Tecla
from the 18-28th of February. Here you can read interviews with some of the
artists who took part in our digital poster
competition.</span></span></span></span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our final
interview is with Blanca Aguilar. A big thanks to all the artists who took part!</span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Nombre:</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">
Blanca Aguilar<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Edad:</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">
22<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Tema: </span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Machismo<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">¿A qué te
dedicas?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Estoy estudiando la licenciatura de diseño gráfico
en la Universidad Don Bosco. Usualmente trabajo como freelance y también
haciendo una pasantía en consulting. También aparte de eso como
extracurricular, me gusta meterme en concursos, ya sea de ilustración,
animación, de cualquier cosa. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">¿Por qué
participaste en este concurso? <o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Primeramente me llamó bastante la atención los
diversos temas que estaban por elegir, y yo más que todo me incliné al machismo
y al bullying, porque son de las cosas que más se están dando en el colegio,
también en la Universidad, e incluso en el trabajo y a gente adulta. El
machismo es un tema que siento que viene ya, es súper pasado, súper viejo, pero
a pesar de que estamos en el siglo 21 siempre se está dando. Entonces nosotros
tenemos que ver más allá, con estos afiches y con otras publicidades, pero
también tenemos que acabar con eso, no solamente infundirlo, sino que acabarlo
de raíz. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">¿Que inspiró
tu diseño? ¿Qué significa para ti?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Yo en los dos he utilizado como un tipo collage con
imágenes antiguas, por lo mismo. Estos dos temas y también los cuadros que
tienen ahí, se están dando desde tiempos antiguos, entonces también lo he
retomado en la actualidad, ya sea con los colores, con las diversas formas con
las que he mezclado las fotografías, y la textura que la he puesto. Cada
elemento que va siempre refleja algo. Por ejemplo en el bullying, puse un fondo
como cuerdas. Ahí es como que la gente se enfrasca cuando una persona se burla
de otra. Hay gente que cuando al ver eso, tiene eso de que les interesa lo
que<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>las demás personas piensan. Se
enfrascan en eso y no ven más allá. Eso es lo que quisiera evitar por medio del
afiche. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">¿Qué es tu
esperanza para las victimas de bullying en este país en el futuro?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Pues, que abran los ojos, porque todos somos
personas y nadie es más ni menos. Por ejemplo en las clases de ingles donde
estoy ahorita, a veces que se burlan atrás de uno y ellos ni siquiera practican
el ingles… Entonces me pongo a pensar, bueno y ella ¿por qué se esta burlando porque
ni siquiera tiene el derecho andar hablando mal o andarse burlando de la otra
persona porque ni siquiera lo está practicando? Lo siento como tonto, bien
ilógico. Deberían ver con esos afiches y con el tema que se ha dado abrir los
ojos porque ellos también son personas que están en el mismo nivel. Nadie es
más en nadie es menos.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">
</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;">//</span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Name:</span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> Blanca
Aguilar<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Age: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">22<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Theme:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"> Machismo<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What do you do?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I
am studying graphic design at Don Bosco University. I usually work freelance,
and right now I am doing an internship in consulting. Also, apart from that as
an extracurricular, I like to participate in competitions, whether it’s
illustration, animation, or anything like that. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Why did you participate in this
competition?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">First
of all, the different themes which you could choose really caught my attention.
I was more inclined towards the themes of sexism and bullying, because they are
things that are happening today in schools, universities, and even in jobs with
adults. I also feel that sexism is an ancient theme, from the past, but even
though we are now in the 21st century it is something that still goes on. So we
have to be able to see beyond that with these posters and with other kinds of
publications, but we have to put and end to it – not just put the idea in
people’s minds, but to stop it at its roots. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What inspired your design? What does
it mean to you? <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In
both I have used a collage with antique images, because both of these themes,
as well as the others, are themes that have been going on for a long time. I
have brought them forward to current times, whether because of the colors or
the diverse ways I have mixed them with the photographs and the texture I have
added. Each element that is there always represents something. For example, in
the bullying theme, I have put a background of ropes. It represents how people
get really tied up with themselves when someone makes fun of someone else.
There are people who when they see (bullying) going on, they are only
interested in what other people will think of them. They get tied up and they
can’t see beyond that. That is what I would like to avoid through this poster.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">What is your hope for the victims of
bullying in this country in the future? <o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Well,
that people would open their eyes! We are all people, and no one is better or
worse than anyone else. For example, in an English class that I am taking right
now, there are people that make fun of people right in front of them, and they
can’t even speak English themselves. I think, well, why is she making fun of
someone else when she doesn’t have the right to go around talking bad about
someone and making fun of them when she can’t even speak English either? It is
silly, really illogical. People should see these posters and these themes, they
should open their eyes because they are people on the same level as everyone
else. No one is better and no one is worse.</span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490842784291118759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846296573642100066.post-84151843673603527862013-03-07T19:17:00.000-08:002013-03-07T19:17:16.720-08:00Voces desde el Silencio Parte III / Voices from the Silence Part III<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nuestra exhibición de
arte 'Voces desde el Silencio' tuvo lugar en el Museo <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tecle</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ño en Santa
Tecla el 18-28 de febrero. Aquí se puede leer entrevistas con algunos de los
artistas que participaron en el concurso de afiches
digitales.</span> </span></span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">La entrevista de hoy es con Alex Martínez. !Vuelve pronto para la próxima entrevista y
visita nuestro facebook para más fotos de la exhibición!</span></span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">//</span></span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our art
exhibition 'Voices from the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Silence' took place in the
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tecle<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ño</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Museum in Santa Tecla
from the 18-28th of February. Here you can read interviews with some of the
artists who took part in our digital poster
competition.</span></span></span></span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span><br /><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today's interview is with Alex Martínez. Come back soon for the next interview and visit
our facebook for more photos of the exhibition!</span></span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Nombre:</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"> Alex Alberto Martínez <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Apodo: </span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Axel<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Edad:</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"> 24<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Tema: </span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Homofobia<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¿A qué te dedicas?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Ya
estoy graduado de la universidad, pero nada más como técnico en diseño gráfico.
<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¿Hace cuánto tiempo que te dedicas al diseño?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Casi
seis u ocho años, antes de empezar la universidad me llamó la atención más que
todo dibujar. Ya después, por influencia de mi abuela quien me dijo que
estudiara algo que fuera eso, lo más cercano fue el diseño gráfico. Desde allí
empecé con los programas y todo eso, y me gustaban como se manipulaban los
imágenes y todo eso, dije sí, esto es para que he nacido y siempre voy a hacer.
<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¿Qué fue lo que inspiró tu diseño?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Como
uno de los temas era la homofobia, pero, ¿qué es lo que siempre se mira en las
publicidades de homofobia? Un hombre asustado o enojado, pegándole, así.
Entonces yo quise cambiar un poco: <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">formemos</i>
algo contra la homofobia. Formemos un mundo contra la homofobia, las manos
todos unidos con el mundo y la bandera gay. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>La paloma es paz. Y la letras las puse como
todas desordenadas para ir siempre con el concepto, que es <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">formemos</i>, porque uno tiene que formar ahí la frase. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¿Por qué elegiste este tema?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Porque
en El Salvador, es bien visto eso de la homofobia, incluso hasta en mi familia
lo hay. Cuando hablan de “gays” y “sucios” o cosas así, porque mi familia
todavía no saben. Fue no inspiración, pero sí me llamó la atención para la
personas porque si incluso se hubiera puesto algo muy fuerte, hay algunos
heteros que no lo hubieran leído. Por lo menos así, ya llama un poco la
atención, léanlo y todo y saben.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¿Cuál es tu esperanza para la comunidad LGBTI
aquí para el futuro?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">No
esperanza, tanto, sino solo que tantos los amigos como la familia acepten a la
persona por su género o su preferencia. Eso sería lo más primordial para mi que
me gustaría. Va a costar, pero por lo menos se hace la lucha. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¿Hay alguna sitio de web o blog donde la
gente pueda ver más de tus trabajos?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yo
tengo mi </span><a href="http://acreativo.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">blog</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></span></span><br />
<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">//</span></span><br />
<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="ES-SV" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;"></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span> </span><br />
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<strong>Name:</strong> Alex Alberto</span> Martínez</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Nickname: </span></b><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Axel<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Age:
</span></b><span lang="EN-US">24<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Theme:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Homophobia<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What
is your name or nickname if you prefer, your age, and what do you do?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I graduated from university with a
technical degree in graphic design. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For
how long have you been doing graphic design? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">For almost six or eight years. Before I
started university, I was mostly interested in drawing. Later, because of the
influence of my grandmother who told me I should study something along those
lines, the closest thing was graphic design. Then I began to work with programs
and all of that, and I liked how images could be manipulated and everything.
That’s when I said, yeah, this is what I was born to do and what I will always
do. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What
inspired your design? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
<span lang="EN-US">Well one of the themes was homophobia, but
what do you always see in publicity about homophobia? An angry or scared guy,
hitting someone, something like that. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So
I wanted to change it up a little. “Let’s <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">form</i>
something against homophobia.” Let’s form a world against homophobia, with the
hands united and the gay flag. The dove is peace. The letters are unorganized
to keep with the theme of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">forming</i>
something, because you’ve got to form the phrase itself.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why
did you choose this theme? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
<span lang="EN-US">Because in El Salvador, homophobia is everywhere,
including in my own family. When they talk about “the gays” or them being
“dirty,” it’s because they still don’t know (about me). I wouldn’t say that was
my inspiration, but people like that caught my attention. If I had done a
really strong image, some straight people might not have even looked at it. At
least this way, it draws people’s attention, and they will read it and know. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What
is your hope for the LGBTI community here in the future? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
<span lang="EN-US">It’s not so much as I hope, I guess, but
just that friends and family alike would accept people for their gender or
preference. That would be the most fundamental thing for me. It will be
difficult to achieve, but at least we can fight.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is
there some website or blog where people can see your work? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
have my </span><a href="http://acreativo.wordpress.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">blog</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490842784291118759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846296573642100066.post-25169765594613323012013-03-06T19:35:00.002-08:002013-03-06T19:37:06.195-08:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490842784291118759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846296573642100066.post-50276375183707102612013-03-02T17:50:00.001-08:002013-03-03T07:14:18.090-08:00Voces desde el Silencio Parte II / Voices from the Silence Part II<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nuestra exhibición de
arte 'Voces desde el Silencio' tuvo lugar en el Museo <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tecle</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ño en Santa
Tecla el 18-28 de febrero. Aquí se puede leer entrevistas con algunos de los
artistas que participaron en el concurso de afiches
digitales.</span> </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Hoy nuestra entrevista es con Fátima Chavez. !Vuelve pronto para la próxima entrevista
y visita nuestro facebook para más fotos de la
exhibición!</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our art
exhibition 'Voices from the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Silence' took place in the
</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tecle<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ño</span>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Museum in Santa Tecla
from the 18-28th of February. Here you can read interviews with some of the
artists who took part in our digital poster
competition.</span></span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today our interview is with Fátima Chavez. Come back soon for the next interview and
visit our facebook for more photos of the exhibition!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Nombre: </span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Fátima Alejandra Chávez Figueroa<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Apodo: </span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Fátima Chavz<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Tema: </span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Homofobia<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¿A qué te dedicas?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Estudio
en la Universidad Don Bosco en multimedia, y mi pseudónimo es Fátima Chavz. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"></span></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">¿Cuánto tiempo llevas trabajando en temas de
diseño?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span><br />
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Dos
años, desde que comencé mi carrera de multimedia en la universidad.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¿Qué fue lo que te motivó a optar por el tema
de la lucha contra la homofobia dentro de los cuatro que habíamos propuesto?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Bueno,
yo soy homosexual, entonces mucha gente a mi alrededor son un ambiente algo
homofóbica, de parte también de mi familia. Entonces mi familia no sabe que
hice este afiche. Fue un gran paso hacer esto porque para empezar, lo hice más
que todo para mi mamá, porque ella es la más homofóbica de mi familia y también
porque quiero un ambiente de aceptación mas en este país. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¿Qué fue lo que te motivó participar en el
concurso?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Yo
siempre he querido participar en esto de los movimientos homosexuales, la
comunidad. Entonces, no sé. Me gusta ser parte de esta comunidad y aportar algo
a la aceptación de nosotros. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¿Qué significa para ti el diseño que has
propuesto?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Bueno,
para empezar es bien personal porque yo salgo allí. Yo pretendo decirle porque
tu vas a odiar a alguien si es feliz, si tu eres feliz tal como eres y nadie te
odia? Más que todo es eso, de que la aceptación entre todos nosotros. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¿Cuál es la esperanza que vos tenés para la
comunidad LGBTI en El Salvador?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Una
comunidad libre, y que se hagan valer nuestros derechos como todos los demás.
Que no hayan esas injusticias, porque aquí hay mucha homofobia aquí en nuestro
país. Que fuera mas abierta a ese tema.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¿Hay algún sitio de web donde publicas las
cosas que haces para que la gente pueda ver lo que has hecho?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">En
mi facebook tengo imágenes así. También, como estudio fotografía, en </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59193957@N04/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">flickr</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> y
en </span><a href="http://fatimachavz.tumblr.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tumblr</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.</span></span></span><br />
<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-SV" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">Name:</span></b><span lang="ES-SV" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;"> Fátima Alejandra Chávez Figueroa<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-SV" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">Nickname: </span></b><span lang="ES-SV" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">Fátima Chavz<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Theme:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Homophobia<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What
do you do?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I am a student in Multimedia at Don Bosco
University.</span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For
how long have you been working in design? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">For two years, since I started my studies
in multimedia at the university. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What
motivated you to choose the theme of fighting against homophobia among the four
themes that we had proposed? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Well, I am homosexual, and a lot of people
around me are somewhat homophobic, especially my family. So my family does not
know I did this poster. It was a big step to be able to do this because, to
start with, I did it more than anything for my mom because she is the most
homophobic one in my family. I also did it because I wanted a more accepting
environment in El Salvador. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What
motivated you to participate in the competition? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I have always wanted to participate in the
homosexual movement, in the community. I don’t know, I like being part of this
community and to contribute something to our acceptance. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What
does the design you have made mean to you?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Well to start with, it is very personal
because I am on the poster. I am trying to say, “Why are you going to hate
someone if they are happy, if you are happy just the way you are and no one
hates you?” It is so that there is more acceptance among us. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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hopes do you have for the LGBTI community here in El Salvador? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">A free community, in which our rights are
valued just like everyone else’s. That there wouldn’t be any injustices,
because there is a lot of homophobia here. That people would be more open to
that subject. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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there some website where people can see the work you have done?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On
my facebook I have some images. I also study photography, so on </span><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/59193957@N04/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">flickr</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and </span><a href="http://fatimachavz.tumblr.com/"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">tumblr</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
too.</span></span></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490842784291118759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846296573642100066.post-79429192115722819002013-03-01T12:22:00.000-08:002013-03-03T17:45:46.454-08:00Voces desde el Silencio Parte I / Voices from the Silence Part I<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nuestra exhibición de arte 'Voces desde el Silencio' tuvo lugar en el Museo <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tecle</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ño en Santa Tecla el 18-28 de febrero. Aquí se puede leer entrevistas con algunos de los artistas que participaron en el concurso de afiches digitales.</span> </span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hoy tenemos una entrevista con Peter Santamaria. !Vuelve pronto para la próxima entrevista y visita nuestro facebook para más fotos de la exhibición!</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Our art exhibition 'Voices from the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Silence' took place in the </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tecle<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ño</span> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Museum in Santa Tecla from the 18-28th of February. Here you can read interviews with some of the artists who took part in our digital poster competition.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today we have an interview with Peter Santamaria. Come back soon for the next interview and visit our facebook for more photos of the exhibition!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Nombre:</span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"> Maxwell Peter Santamaria<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Edad: </span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">31<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Tema del diseño: </span></b><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Homofobia<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">¿A qué te dedicas?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">En este
momento soy estudiante de psicología.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¿Cuánto tiempo hace que te dedicas al diseño?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Pues
siempre me ha gustado, desde que pueda usar computadora, me gusta el diseño
bastante, aunque no soy estudiante de eso. Pero siempre me ha llamada la
atención, desde que usé la computadora por la primera vez cuando era pequeño.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">¿Qué fue lo que te motivó para participar?<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">La
verdad es que en El Salvador es bien, bien difícil poder uno manifestar lo que
es, y este tipo de exposiciones ayudan a que las personas puedan saber que la
persona homosexual no solamente es alguien que se vaya a divertir los sábados y
es borracho y vive en libertinaje, sino que pueda demonstrar que también nosotros
somos como cualquier persona con atributos como artistas, sino que podemos sobresalir
en un aspecto o en otro aspecto en cualquier cosa como cualquier persona
heterosexual, verdad. Sobresalir nosotros también podemos hacerlo. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Con eso
que estamos hablando a las personas un valor agregado a la persona que es
homosexual, para que ellos se den cuenta de que no somos lo que ellos piensen,
sino que de verdad somos personas como todos con cosas buenas y cosas malas. No
deben de fijarse en solamente unas cosas malas de la gente ambiente, como el
arco iris, ellos ven todo de una sola forma, pero deben de ver los colores.
Tenemos muchos colores, la diversidad tiene muchos colores, y deben de fijarse
en eso.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¿Por qué elegiste este tema?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b><br />
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">La
verdad es que el bullying, la impunidad y el otro que era el machismo son temas
que todos los demás tocan. Cualquier persona de cualquier lugar como de una
Iglesia o cualquier organización tocan estos temas, pero la homofobia no
cualquiera lo habla. Que digan que ya en El Salvador estamos en otro ciclo,
pensamos diferente y todo, en la mente de nosotros, las personas homosexuales, siempre
existe en ese miedo de poderle demonstrar uno lo que es, entonces por eso elegí
ese tema.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¿Qué es lo que significa para ti el diseño?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Para
mi, como les decía anteriormente, que la gente no vea al homosexual solo de una
forma, de un aspecto, sino que pueda verlo como es, con todas las cosas buenas
que tiene cualquier persona en general, no solamente la gente heterosexual
pueden salir adelante, luchan, no solo sufren, no solo ellos se enferman. También
nosotros, tenemos miedo, tenemos que luchar, tenemos que comer, tenemos que
sobrevivir en este mundo igual que todos, no? Entonces para que el mundo empiece
a darse cuenta que los homosexuales tenemos muchos mas colores, muchos mas dones,
que lo que ellos puedan ver en nosotros, no solamente las cosas malas. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¿Qué fue lo que te inspiró al diseño? Primero
tenías la frase y después la foto, o partiste de la foto?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Pues,
ya tenía la frase antes. Entonces solo busqué un momento para tomar la foto… Es
bien sencillo pero yo creo de que lo que dice es muy importante, que vean la
belleza que tenemos nosotros por dentro, por nuestra carácter y por nuestra
forma de ser. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¿Cuál es tu esperanza para la comunidad LGBTI
aquí en El Salvador?</span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Pues,
no sería de que se aprobara el matrimonio, eso sería bien difícil aquí en El
Salvador. Para empezar, que una persona, bueno yo no soy de los que se visten,
pero me gustaría ver un día una persona vestida dentro de un banco, en una
universidad, sin que esa persona tenga miedo y sin que otros lo miren y le critiquen,
sino que lo vean y lo admiren. Pero que nos admiren solo se va a lograr eso si
nosotros como personas damos esa razón para ser admirados. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">¿Hay algún sitio de web o algún blog donde
vos publicas tu arte donde de gente pudiera ir a ver las otras cosas de tu
hayas hecho? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="mso-ansi-language: ES-TRAD;">Publico
en un grupo que se llama “<a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/90793004214/?fref=ts">El VIH No Discrimina</a>” que está en Facebook, es un grupo
abierto, cualquiera pueda ir a verlos. Es primera vez que lo muestro así a todo
el mundo, casi siempre es solo para mis amigos, para mi. La verdad sí, me
alegra que me hayan premiado porque es la primera vez que se ha mostrado así. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span></b><span lang="EN-US">Maxwell Peter Santamaria.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Age:
</span></b><span lang="EN-US">31<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Theme
of design:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Homophobia<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What
do you do?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Right now I am a student of psychology.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For
how long have you been doing design?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">Well, I have always liked it, ever since I
could use a computer. I like design a lot, even though it’s not what I study.
But it has always appealed to me, ever since I used a computer for the first
time when I was little. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What
motivated you to participate? <o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The truth is that in El Salvador it is
very, very difficult for people to be who they are, and this kind of exhibition
helps people to know that a homosexual person is not just someone who goes out
on Saturdays to have fun, or drinks a lot and lives a life of debauchery, rather this
shows that we are also like any other person with attributes, like artists, and
that we can stand out in one way or another like any other heterosexual person.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We are talking about the added value of the
homosexual person, that people realize that we are not what they think, rather
we are really people just like everyone else with good things and bad things.
People shouldn’t only focus on bad things that exist in diverse people. We are
like the rainbow. They may see everything in just one way, but they should see
the colors. We have a lot of colors, and people should recognize that. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">Why
did you choose this theme? </span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">The truth is that bullying, impunity, and
the other theme, sexism, are themes that everyone else talks about, any person
from other places like a Church or other organization tough on these themes,
but not just anyone talks about homophobia. They might say that El Salvador is
in another era, that we now think differently and everything, but we homosexual
people still live in that fear of being able to be who we are, which I why I
chose that theme. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What
does this design mean to you?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">For me, like I was saying earlier, it means
that people see a homosexual person not just in one way, with one aspect,
rather that people could see him as he is, with all of the good things that he
has in general, not just as a homosexual person. [Homosexual people] can move
forward, can struggle. [Heterosexual people] are not the only ones who suffer,
they are not the only ones who get sick. We do too. We are afraid. We have to
struggle. We have to eat. And we have to fight to survive in this world just
like everyone else. So this is for the world to begin to realize that we
homosexuals have many more colors, many more gifts than what they can see in
us, not only bad things. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What
inspired this design for you? Did you first have the phrase and then take the
photo, or did you start with the photo?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span lang="EN-US">I had the phrase first. So then I just
looked for a moment to take the photo. ’s very simple but I think that it says
something very important, that people might see that beauty that we have
within, our character and our way of being. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US">What
is your hope for the LGBTI community El Salvador?</span></b><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
<span lang="EN-US">Well, not for [gay] marriage to be
approved, that would be really difficult here in El Salvador. To start with – I
am not a transgender person – but I would like to see, one day, that a person
like that could be in a bank or university without that person having to be
afraid and without others looking at them and criticizing them, rather that
people could admire them. But in order to achieve this we have to give people a
reason to admire us. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Is
there any website or blog where people could go to see other work that you have
done?<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "MS Mincho"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
publish things in a group called “</span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/90793004214/?fref=ts"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">HIV Does Not Discriminate</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">”on facebook, and it
is an open group so anyone can go there and see it. It is actually the first
time that I am showing my work to the whole world like this – it is almost
always just for my friends or for me. The truth is I am glad to have been
recognized because it is the first time it has been shown like this.</span> </span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490842784291118759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846296573642100066.post-12781028665485230032013-02-28T19:45:00.000-08:002013-02-28T19:45:12.530-08:00<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04490842784291118759noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5846296573642100066.post-12983118073712783802013-01-24T12:46:00.000-08:002013-01-24T12:46:05.795-08:00Los desafíos que enfrenta la comunidad LGBT en El Salvador actualmente<br />
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<b><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">Estigma social: </span></b><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">La comunidad LGBT y VIH positivo enfrenta actualmente una
estigmatización profunda. Según un
informe de 2006 elaborado por El Banco Mundial, en El Salvador:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">el 80% de la población cree que los empleadores tienen
el derecho de pedir una prueba de VIH como requisito previo a una contratación;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">el 65% cree que los niños y niñas con VIH deberían ser
educados en instituciones separadas;</span></li>
<li><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">el</span><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;"> 54% dice creer que Dios ha castigado a prostitutas y homosexuales con VIH/SIDA por
sus estilos de vida; y</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">el 51% cree que no se debería permitir que las
personas con VIH/SIDA ocupen cargos públicos.</span></li>
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<b><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">Discriminación: </span></b><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">La comunidad LGBT y VIH positiva sufre:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">acoso, discriminación y acceso desigual a tratamiento
dentro del sistema de salud;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">discriminación en el acceso a la educación superior y
el empleo; y</span></li>
<li><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">d</span><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">iscriminación en el desempeño de sus empleos.</span></li>
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<b><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">La propagación de VIH/SIDA: </span></b><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">Las comunidades
vulnerables todavía enfrentan niveles epidémicos de VIH/SIDA. La Conferencia Internacional sobre el SIDA celebrada
en Viena en 2010 manifestó que a menudo los individuos LGBT tienen el peor
acceso al tratamiento médico para el VIH por la estigmatización y la
marginación que sufren. El estigma
social y la discriminación que enfrentan los grupos de alto riesgo todavía es
un reto principal para controlar la propagación de VIH/SIDA en el Sur Global.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">Delitos de odio e impunidad: </span></b><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">La comunidad
LGBT ha sufrido violencia estructural.
Una investigación realizada por ALDES recientemente encontró evidencias
de más de 100 asesinatos de individuos LGBT, ninguno de los cuales ha sido
juzgado. Muchos otros individuos LGBT son
regularmente agredidos, golpeados, amenazados y discriminados, y muchos más delitos
de odio no son denunciados ni registrados.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">La carencia de protección legal: </span></b><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">Hay pocas
protecciones legales para la comunidad LGBT en la ley Salvadoreña. Aunque las relaciones del mismo sexo son
legales, la Constitución de El Salvador y la ley criminal no prohíben la
discriminación basada en la orientación sexual, la identidad de género y la
expresión de género. El matrimonio o la
civil unión entre personas del mismo sexo y adopción por las parejas del mismo
sexo no están permitidos. Las leyes
contra la violencia doméstica no son aplicables a relaciones del mismo
sexo. El trabajo sexual y otros actos
relacionados con él se tipifican como delitos contra la moral pública</span><span class="MsoCommentReference"><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-size: 8.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">.</span></span><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">Las
protecciones legales que existen son débiles y no se aplican. Desde 2009, El Salvador ha:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">aprobado Acuerdo No. 202 del Ministerio de Salud para
erradicar la discriminación basada en la orientación sexual en el sistema de
salud público;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">adoptado el Decreto Ejecutivo 56 para erradicar la
discriminación basada en la identidad de género y/o la orientación sexual en la
administración pública; y</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">creado la Dirección de Diversidad Sexual dependiente de
la Secretaría de Inclusión Social, con el objetivo de erradicar la
discriminación contra la comunidad LGBT, promover las políticas públicas
incluyentes, garantizar el tratamiento igual en la provisión de servicios, y
aumentar la conciencia y la sensibilidad de la comunidad LGBT.</span></li>
</ul>
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<span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">Sin embargo, por
una falta de aplicación de las normas y mecanismos anteriormente citados, la
comunidad LGBT todavía no ha sentido el beneficio es estos progresos. El prejuicio existente en los sistemas de
justicia civil y criminal tiene el efecto de impedir que los individuos LGBT
obtengan reparación y animen al gobierno a que promueva el cumplimiento de sus
derechos y les proporcione protección.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">Por lo tanto, es inmensa la necesidad de que se provean servicios
legales gratuitos para las personas que integran la comunidad LGBT y se fomente
el apoyo por parte de la comunidad internacional en materia de protección de
los derechos humanos LGBT en El Salvador.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">ALDES agradece su participación y apoyo.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">Para más información de cómo puede ayudar usted, contáctenos en
aldeselsalvador@gmail.com.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: ES-SV;">Si usted
quiere saber más sobre los derechos humanos LGBT en El Salvador, puede investigar
en los siguientes sitios web:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;">University
of California School of Law’s International Human Rights Law Clinic, <i>Sexual Diversity in El Salvador</i> (2012) </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;"><a href="http://www.law.berkeley.edu/files/LGBT_Report_English_Final_120705.pdf" style="text-indent: -36pt;">http://www.law.berkeley.edu/files/LGBT_Report_English_Final_120705.pdf</a></span></li>
<li><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;">La Alianza por La Diversidad Sexual LGBT, <i>Sistematización de Hechos de Agresión a la
Comunidad de Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales y Trans de El Salvador</i> (2009) </span><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;"><a href="http://www.portalsida.org/repos/Sistematizaci%C3%B3n%20hechos%20de%20agresi%C3%B3n%20LGBTdoc%20final.pdf" style="text-indent: -36pt;">http://www.portalsida.org/repos/Sistematizaci%C3%B3n%20hechos%20de%20agresi%C3%B3n%20LGBTdoc%20final.pdf</a></span></li>
<li><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;">Varios autores</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;">,
<i>The Violation of the Rights of Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Persons in El Salvador: Shadow Report submitted
to the United Nations Human Rights Committee</i> (2010) </span><a href="http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/docs/ngo/LGBT_Shadow_Report_El_Salvador_HRC100.pdf" style="text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/docs/ngo/LGBT_Shadow_Report_El_Salvador_HRC100.pdf</span></a></li>
</ul>
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<b style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The challenges currently
facing the LGBT and HIV positive community in El Salvador</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Social stigma: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The LGBT and HIV positive community in
El Salvador currently faces a deep stigmatization. According to a 2006 report by the World Bank,
in El Salvador:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;">81%
of the population believe that employers have the right to request HIV tests as
a requirement to employment;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;">65%
of the population believe that children with HIV should be educated at separate
institutions;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;">54%
of the population believe that God has punished prostitutes and homosexuals
with HIV/AIDS due to their lifestyles; and</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;">51%
of the population believe that people with HIV/AIDS should not be able to use
public places.</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Discriminatory
practices: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The LGBT
and HIV positive community in El Salvador suffer:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;">harassment,
discrimination and uneven access to treatment within the healthcare system;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;">discrimination
in gaining access to higher education and employment; and</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;">discrimination
during the course of employment.</span></li>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The spread of HIV/AIDS: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In El Salvador, vulnerable
communities, such as transgender persons and men who have sex with men, still
face epidemic levels of HIV/AIDS. The
International AIDS Conference in Vienna in 2010 found that LGBT persons often
have the poorest access to HIV medical care because of stigmatization and
marginalization. The social stigma and
discrimination faced by high risk groups remain a major challenge in controlling
the spread of HIV/AIDS in the Global South.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Hate crimes and
impunity: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The LGBT
community has suffered widespread violence.
Recent research conducted by ALDES found evidence of over 100 murders of
LGBT persons since 1998, for which no one has been brought to justice. Many other LGBT persons are regularly
assaulted, battered, threatened and shunned, and many more hate crimes go
unreported and unrecorded.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Lack of legal
protection: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">There
exist few legal protections for the LGBT community under Salvadoran law. Even though same sex relations are legal in
El Salvador, El Salvador’s Constitution and criminal law does not expressly
prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender
expression. Same sex marriage, civil
union and adoption are not allowed. Laws
against domestic violence do not apply to same-sex relationships. Sex work and other related acts are
criminalised as an offence against public morals.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Those
legal protections that do exist are weak and poorly enforced. Since 2009, El Salvador has seen:</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">the
Ministry of Health issue Ministerial Decree 202 to eradicate discrimination
based on sexual orientation in public health services;</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">the
adoption of Presidential Decree 56 to eradicate all discrimination based on
gender identity and/or sexual orientation in public administration; and</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -18pt;">the
creation of a Sexual Diversity Division under the Social Inclusion Secretary,
with the aim of eradicating discrimination against the LGBT community,
promoting inclusive public policies, guaranteeing equal treatment in the provision
of services, and increasing awareness and sensitivity about the LGBT community.</span></li>
</ul>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">However,
due to lack of enforcement, the LGBT community is yet to appreciate the effects
of these developments. Pervasive bias
within the civil and criminal justice systems effectively precludes LGBT and
HIV positive individuals from seeking redress and inducing the government to
enforce their civil rights and provide them with protection.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">The need for free legal
services for the LGBT community and for national and international advocacy
about LGBT human rights and sexual diversity in El Salvador is therefore
immense.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">ALDES welcomes your
participation and support.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">For more information
about how you can help please contact aldeselsalvador@gmail.com.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">If
you are interested in finding out more about the LGBT rights situation in El
Salvador, you can do so here:</span></div>
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<ul>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;">University
of California School of Law’s International Human Rights Law Clinic, <i>Sexual Diversity in El Salvador</i> (2012) </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;"><a href="http://www.law.berkeley.edu/files/LGBT_Report_English_Final_120705.pdf" style="text-indent: -36pt;">http://www.law.berkeley.edu/files/LGBT_Report_English_Final_120705.pdf</a></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;">La Alianza por La Diversidad Sexual LGBT, <i>Sistematización de Hechos de Agresión a la
Comunidad de Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales y Trans de El Salvador</i> (2009) </span><span lang="ES-SV" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;"><a href="http://www.portalsida.org/repos/Sistematizaci%C3%B3n%20hechos%20de%20agresi%C3%B3n%20LGBTdoc%20final.pdf" style="text-indent: -36pt;">http://www.portalsida.org/repos/Sistematizaci%C3%B3n%20hechos%20de%20agresi%C3%B3n%20LGBTdoc%20final.pdf</a></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; text-indent: -36pt;">Various
authors, <i>The Violation of the Rights of
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Persons in El Salvador: Shadow Report
submitted to the United Nations Human Rights Committee</i> (2010) </span><a href="http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/docs/ngo/LGBT_Shadow_Report_El_Salvador_HRC100.pdf" style="text-indent: -36pt;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">http://www2.ohchr.org/english/bodies/hrc/docs/ngo/LGBT_Shadow_Report_El_Salvador_HRC100.pdf</span></a></li>
</ul>
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