A friend shows a digital picture of Zashy Zuley del Cid Velasquez on a mobile device, in San Miguel, El Salvador, Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Del Cid joined a church, got a girlfriend, had a baby girl, but could not maintain that life, she said. Transgender Michelle participates in the International Day Against Homophobia festivities, in San Salvador, El Salvador, Monday, May 17, 2021. Bianka Rodriguez, director of COMCAVIS TRANS, said the forced displacement of transgender people in El Salvador increases each year. Since 1993 in El Salvador, a country of only 6.5 million inhabitants, more than 600 LGBTQ people have been killed, according to their tally.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 05, 2021 22:34 UTC