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Worldcrunch » Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra

Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra

​Still image from the black-and-white 2023 TV series "Las Noches de Tefía" showing a prisoner being led by a guard at the Tefía camp
LGBTQ Pluslgbtq+

The Chilling History Of Tefía, Spain’s Concentration Camp For LGBTQ+ Prisoners

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra February 18, 2025May 24, 2025
A World Tour Of Micronations, The Geographical Blips With Bizarre Backstories
Weirdgeopolitics

A World Tour Of Micronations, The Geographical Blips With Bizarre Backstories

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra February 6, 2025May 24, 2025
A photo of workers locally known as ''raspachines,'' harvesting coca leaves on a plantation.
Societytechnology

Narcos Or The Algorithm? Colombia’s Coca Farmers Storm Social Media

by María Fernanda Fitzgerald Galindo and Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra October 7, 2024May 24, 2025
Photo of person holding dried insects in their hands.
Food / Travelenvironment

FARC & Flies: Former Colombian Rebel Soldiers Now Want To Put Insects On Your Plate

by Andrés Mauricio Díaz Páez and Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra October 2, 2024June 11, 2025
Photo of Colombian politician Francia Marquez wearing a colorful dress
Ideasmargaret thatcher

Political Fashion In Latin America Leaves White Men In Suits Behind

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra May 21, 2024
An aerial view of the Minastyc project​ in Colombia.
Greencolombia

Why Colombia’s First Rare Earths Mining Project Has Gotten So Toxic

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra and Daniela Quintero Díaz March 18, 2024May 22, 2025
Why Cuba Is Still Plagued By Milk Shortages
Economysales

Why Cuba Is Still Plagued By Milk Shortages

by Sadiel Mederos Bermudez and Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra February 26, 2024May 22, 2025
Meet Anita B Queen, The Korean-Argentine DJ Icon Who Can't Be Categorized
Societylgbtq+

Meet Anita B Queen, The Korean-Argentine DJ Icon Who Can’t Be Categorized

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra December 22, 2023May 21, 2025
red tinted photo of feet on a bed
In The Newshealth

How Parenthood Reinvented My Sex Life — Confessions Of A Swinging Mom

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra September 28, 2023May 23, 2025
photo of a child patient holding hand of an adult
Ideassocial media

The Colonial Spirit And “Soft Racism” Of White Savior Syndrome

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra September 25, 2023May 21, 2025
Forced Labor, Forced Exile: The Cuban Professionals Sent Abroad To Work, Never To Return
Economymilitary

Forced Labor, Forced Exile: The Cuban Professionals Sent Abroad To Work, Never To Return

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra September 20, 2023May 24, 2025
The "Magical Towns" Of Mexico, A Tourism Trap Paid By Marginalized Locals
LGBTQ Pluslgbtq+

The “Magical Towns” Of Mexico, A Tourism Trap Paid By Marginalized Locals

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra September 6, 2023May 23, 2025
How I Learned To Call You 'Son' — A Mother's Awakening To A Non-Binary World
LGBTQ Plusmotherhood

How I Learned To Call You ‘Son’ — A Mother’s Awakening To A Non-Binary World

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra August 23, 2023May 23, 2025
A beach services worker walks along the beach behind holidaymakers.
Societyimmigration

Dark Summer: Inside The Harsh Living Conditions Of Ibiza’s Seasonal Workers

by Esther Cabezas and Marcelo Sastre August 20, 2023May 23, 2025
Two women soccer players celebrating.
Societyjournalism

Why The Media Deserves A Red Card At The Women’s World Cup

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra August 16, 2023May 23, 2025
Yadira Rachel Vargas, the founder of Rizo Libre
Societymotherhood

Free Curls In Cuba: An Afro Hairstyle Revival Of Identity And Politics — And Fashion

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra August 3, 2023May 23, 2025
Photo of the "Football, Sweat and Joy" football club playing a match
Societylgbtq+

A Mexico City Women’s Football Club Brings LGBTQ+ Players On The Field

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra June 14, 2023May 23, 2025
Image of a man in a suit, Esteban Acosta, a self-proclaimed apostle, giving a speech at ​La Unción Christian Community Church, a big screen behind him projecting his speech.
In The Newscolombia

How Colombia’s “Prosperity Preachers” Squeeze The Masses, With The State’s Blessing

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra May 8, 2023May 24, 2025
Image of a hand holding a coca leaf.
Greenhealth

Chewing Coca Leaves: From Sacred Ritual To ‘Cocaine-Light’

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra May 1, 2023May 19, 2025
Iconic Mariupol Maternity Photograph Wins World Press Photo Award
In The Newsukraine

Iconic Mariupol Maternity Photograph Wins World Press Photo Award

by Laure Gautherin and Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra April 21, 2023May 21, 2025
A black and white image of Dante Ureta kneeling on a plaza, shirtless, in Tlatelolco, Mexico City
Societymexico

Spy In The Patriarchy, Diary Of A Transgender Man

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra April 6, 2023May 23, 2025
Photo of surrogate mothers and newborns BioTexCom facilities
Societyukraine

Surrogacy In Ukraine: Demand Is Booming, But Birth Mothers Have Fled

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra April 5, 2023May 21, 2025
How A "Climatic Memory" Gene Helps Trees Face Environmental Threat
In The Newsclimate change

How A “Climatic Memory” Gene Helps Trees Face Environmental Threat

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra March 11, 2023May 19, 2025
Photo of posters, flowers and candles in tribute to Leila and Iván in Barcelona
LGBTQ Pluslgbtq+

What A Barcelona Suicide Tells Us About Trans Bullying And Media Blind Spots

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra March 9, 2023May 24, 2025
Photo of a shopping cart abandoned in the woods
Greencapitalism

“Slow-Burn Consumption,” A Feminist Model To Reconcile Economy And Ecology

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra February 28, 2023May 19, 2025
Photo of the installation by Sebastián Picker on the "disappeared" in Chile during the dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet.
In The Newsjustice

50 Years After Pinochet’s Coup, Chile Is Ready To Recover The Disappeared

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra February 20, 2023May 23, 2025
Photo of the March of Dignity in Guatemala
LGBTQ Pluslgbtq+

Mayan And Out! Living Proudly As An Indigenous Gay Man

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra February 8, 2023May 23, 2025
Photo of a hand in a pocket
Societyfeminism

Kleptomania, How A “Women’s Pathology” Was Built On Gender And Class Bias

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra January 18, 2023May 19, 2025
Photo of women walking in Ecuador
Women Worldwidewomen's rights

Indigenous Women Of Ecuador Set Example For Sustainable Agriculture

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra January 16, 2023May 22, 2025
Photo of two wooden figurines
In The Newswho

Facing Down The “Violence Stigma” Of Mental Health Illness

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra January 10, 2023May 19, 2025
Demonstrators hold a sign that reads 'Transgender people exist and resist' during a LGTBIQ+ rights protest in Bogota, Colombia.
In The Newslgbtq+

Feminism Should Not Fear Trans Rights

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra December 28, 2022May 23, 2025
Photo of a classic marble statue representing three women hugging, part of Russia’s short-lived Queer Museum
In The Newsqueer

LGBTQ+ International: Russia’s Short-Lived Queer Museum, Italy’s Gender-Neutral Toilet — And Other News

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra, Renate Mattar, Hugo Perrin-Paulus, Alex Hurst, Laure Gautherin, Anne-Sophie Goninet and Bertrand Hauger December 15, 2022May 22, 2025
Walls Of Shame: Trump Is Not Alone In Building Barriers To Shut Out Latin Americans
Migrant Livesdonald trump

Walls Of Shame: Trump Is Not Alone In Building Barriers To Shut Out Latin Americans

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra December 11, 2022May 19, 2025
A colorful LGBTQ protest taking place in Thailand, many people are gathered wearing colorful clothes and waving flags
LGBTQ Pluslgbtq+

LGBTQ+ International: U.S. Protects Same-Sex Marriage, Thailand’s Second Pride, Defending J.K. Rowling — And Other News

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra, Anne-Sophie Goninet, Laure Gautherin, Shaun Lavelle, Bertrand Hauger, Renate Mattar and Sophia Constantino December 2, 2022May 22, 2025
Photo of participants at the The 15th edition of the Santiago Parade, March for Equality
LGBTQ Pluslgbtq+

LGBTQ+ International: World Cup Armband Mess, Russian Bans, Santiago Pride

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra, Anne-Sophie Goninet, Laure Gautherin, Shaun Lavelle, Bertrand Hauger, Renate Mattar and Sophia Constantino November 25, 2022May 22, 2025
LGBTQ+ International: Israel’s Homophobia, Hyderabad Pride, Superman’s Bi Son — And Other Top News
LGBTQ Pluslgbtq+

LGBTQ+ International: Israel’s Homophobia, Hyderabad Pride, Superman’s Bi Son — And Other Top News

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra, Sophia Constantino, Emma Albright and Laure Gautherin November 18, 2022May 22, 2025
Photo of participants flying a rainbow flag at the Buenos Aires Pride on Nov. 5
In The Newslgbtq+

LGBTQ+ International: World Cup Pressure, Buenos Aires Pride — And The Week’s Other Top News

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra, Laure Gautherin, Sophia Constantino, Bertrand Hauger, Anne-Sophie Goninet and Shaun Lavelle November 10, 2022May 22, 2025
Photo of to climbers next to a rainbow flag and a Ukrainian flag on Vladimir Putin Peak, Kyrgyzstan
In The Newslgbtq+

LGBTQ+ International: Rainbow Flag On Putin Peak, Lula Relief — And The Week’s Other Top News

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra, Laure Gautherin, Sophia Constantino, Bertrand Hauger, Anne-Sophie Goninet and Emma Albright November 3, 2022May 22, 2025
LGBTQ+ International: Polish Schools Progress, Qatar Arrests Gay Activist — And The Week’s Other Top News
In The Newslgbtq+

LGBTQ+ International: Polish Schools Progress, Qatar Arrests Gay Activist — And The Week’s Other Top News

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra, Laure Gautherin, Sophia Constantino, Bertrand Hauger, Anne-Sophie Goninet and Emma Albright October 26, 2022May 22, 2025
Photo of ​transgender father Bennett Kaspar-Williams while pregnant
LGBTQ Pluscolombia

So He Wanted To Get Pregnant — The Story Of A Trans Dad Ready To Give Birth

by Laura Valentina Cortés Sierra October 21, 2022May 23, 2025

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