GENDER DIVERSITY, CONSTITUTIONALISM, AND THE PURSUIT OF PEACE IN LATIN AMERICA
This article argues that sustainable peace cannot beachieved through formal legal recognition alone. In many Latin American contexts, constitutionalism has simultaneously promoted inclusion while preserving mechanisms of social control over gender and sexuality.
A cross Latin America, constitutional reforms and judicial decisions have increasingly recognized the rights of women and LGBTQIA+ persons. Courts have expanded protections related to equality, non-discrimination, gender identity, marriage equality, and dignity. These developments are often presented as evidence of democratic progress and social peace. However, despite these important legal advances, many societies in the region continue to reproduce structural violence, exclusion,
and symbolic forms of subordination against gender-diverse communities.
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