Marco Garro

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The silenced crimes

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“They kidnapped me b...amp;uacute; Fotos - Marco Garro

“They kidnapped me by mistake,” he says. “They kept me there for eight days, with beatings, physical and psychological abuse. In the end they even raped me there. A person who knew me showed up, lifted my face to look at me and saw I wasn’t my sister. That's when they released me."

Los crímenes silenciados: odio y transfobia en el Perú Fotos - Marco Garro

“The rumors were tha...amp;uacute; Fotos - Marco Garro

“The rumors were that they (the terrorists) already knew where we hung out. That they were going to show up and they were going to beat us…I told the girls to take care of themselves as best they could and that maybe when this government was over we would meet again. Or maybe not, and some of us would die. No one knew what would happen…”

Los crímenes silenciados: odio y transfobia en el Perú Fotos - Marco Garro

Los crímenes silenci...amp;uacute; Fotos - Marco Garro

Los crímenes silenciados: odio y transfobia en el Perú Fotos - Marco Garro

“I was born in a nat...amp;uacute; Fotos - Marco Garro

“I was born in a native community in the Lower Amazon. Six years ago, when I was a sex worker, I was brutally attacked. A client called me to go to the main square, but when we got to the room, he hit me. He almost killed me. He said he didn’t accept a trans girl.”

Los crímenes silenciados: odio y transfobia en el Perú Fotos - Marco Garro

“The terrorists woul...amp;uacute; Fotos - Marco Garro

“The terrorists would cut your throat. They had no mercy. The dead appeared on street corners, especially low-life people, as they called women who cheated on their husbands, thieves, homosexuals…The terrorists had a black list with the names of the people who they were going to shoot…They were taken from their homes, from parties, killed and thrown at the Lupuna tree. They dumped the dead there."

Los crímenes silenciados: odio y transfobia en el Perú Fotos - Marco Garro

At 17, a couple assaulted me a...amp;uacute; Fotos - Marco Garro

At 17, a couple assaulted me and left my face purple. I didn't want to go to the hospital because there was a lot of discrimination. Thank God I had some good friends. They put ice on it and took care of me until all the swelling went down…now I live with a partner who doesn't discriminate against me”.

Los crímenes silenciados: odio y transfobia en el Perú Fotos - Marco Garro

I was returning from a night v...amp;uacute; Fotos - Marco Garro

I was returning from a night volleyball tournament when terrorism got me. They put a gun at the nape of my neck and made me walk from the Manantay district to my house. They knew everything about my life: where I worked, how many siblings I had, who my friends were. Everything…They wouldn’t kill us when they saw we had jobs and were supporting our parents. If we weren't involved in prostitution, drugs or robbery, they’d let us live. At least that’s what they said.

Los crímenes silenciados: odio y transfobia en el Perú Fotos - Marco Garro

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“I’ve done many things to survive. I did my military service to hide, to take care of myself and safeguard my life,” he said. “I had to be aware of my attitude. I couldn't be me…day-to-day life has made me who I am: I am a father, I have children, but I am part of the LGBTI community and I am not ashamed of that. I am still the mother, the grandmother, the aunt.”

Los crímenes silenciados: odio y transfobia en el Perú Fotos - Marco Garro