ajisaihora:ajisaihora:ajisaihora:ajisaihora:I doubt this will get much traction on here, but
ajisaihora: ajisaihora: ajisaihora: ajisaihora: I doubt this will get much traction on here, but Puerto Rico’s governor has just passed Código Civil (Civil Code) that has loopholes regarding women’s and LGBT+ rights. This code was passed despite activists’ call for a veto, and was intentionally speedily passed so that public hearings would not take place In a nutshell, women’s bodily autonomy has the potential to be restricted which can take away their right to abortions, and the discrimination bans against the LGBT+ community are able to be overridden. 5 trans people have died violently in Puerto Rico since the beginning of 2020. I ask my followers and mutuals to please reblog. There is so much going on in America today and this is one thing to add. There are protests for #BlackLivesMatter in Puerto Rico and a significant black community there. As an Afro Latina and a member of the LGBT community, I ask you to spread this and help. Here is additional information!! Another thing is, Governer Garced wasn’t even elected by the people of Puerto Rico. She was the Secretary of Justice, and was put in office after Governer Rosselló resigned. She has claimed that with the passing of this new civil code, that no rights were taken away. In a sense, that’s correct. No rights were taken away *explicitly*. The new code is way too up to interpretation and those loopholes are the cause of the harm placed on women’s and LGBT rights. For example, although the women of Puerto Rico have the right to control their pregnancy, they declare the unborn fetus to have rights as well. Much of the changes on the code directly contradict each other and therefore Puerto Rico is taking a step back in their civil rights. I ask people to please reblog this version!!! There is more info here and people are getting confused that the code directly takes away rights, when really it just has loopholes and allows readers and people in power to interpret it in a way that helps their political ideals. This has the potential to become worse, so please be informed!!! As for people asking how they can help, the best thing that you can do is to reblog, retweet, and spread. Please just let us LGBT Puerto Ricans know that you are with us, you care for us, and you see us. For people who want to go a little further, here is a donate link to an Puerto Rican LGBT+ organization dedicated to providing counseling, therapy, and help towards all orientations and gender identities. https://www.centrolgbttpr.org/donar/ If you want to help Puerto Rico as a whole, you should know that the many effects of Hurricane Maria are still affecting Puerto Rico’s people. This is an ongoing relief fund that has almost reached it’s goal. https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/hurricane-maria-caribbean-relief-fund/ I have yet to find any organizations that focus donating money to on #BlackLivesMatter in Puerto Rico. If you happen to find one on your own time, please notify me! Side note: Please, before donating to any of these organizations, look into them first. I have read up on their sites and deem them trustworthy, but it’s important that YOU are informed to make your own decision. Thank you all for spreading this. Black boys and girls, I see you. Puerto Rican boys and girls, I see you. LGBT+ fam, I see you. ATTENTION EVERYONE!!! THERE IS A PETITION AGAINST THE NEW CIVIL CODE HERE!!!! http://chng.it/vBLy5Ytgtc We already have around 120,000 votes, please reblog and sign! This link has email templates in Spanish that you can send to the governer and other officials! https://www.change.org/p/wanda-v%C3%A1zquez-garced-no-al-nuevo-c%C3%B3digo-civil/u/26637354 -- source link