–Researched and Written by Dominique Pazmiño— As Pride month began in July, the LGBTQ+ community counted their losses and wins in Latin American governments. Latin America is still not a safe place for the LGBTQ+ community due to prejudice and hate that are so tightly knit with Latin American culture. However, July was a month

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