Gay Man’s Murder In Argentina Underscores Growing Concerns Over Hate Crimes

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The Washington Blade reports that authorities in Argentina’s Misiones province on Dec. 30 found a 20-year-old gay man dead with 42 stab wounds to his body, and Alejo Portillo’s murder underscores an increase in hate crimes in Argentina over the last year, even though queer people have more rights than almost any other country in Latin America.        

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