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This article presents the results of a participatory urban diagnosis conducted in District 2 of La Paz, Bolivia, as part of an educational cooperation project aimed at exploring the spatial and symbolic dimensions of urban insecurity. Drawing on feminist and intersectional frameworks, this research combined participatory action methods, digital surveys, and collective mapping to identify patterns of fear and exclusion in public space. The analysis revealed significant disparities in how insecurity is perceived and experienced by different social groups—especially women, Indigenous peoples, and LGTBQ+ individuals—highlighting the importance of spatial configuration, social presence, and care infrastructure in shaping everyday urban life. The project also served as a pedagogical innovation, integrating architecture students into a process of civic engagement and co-production of knowledge. The resulting ‘Map of Gender Insecurity’ contributed to local planning efforts through the “Seguras, No Valientes” initiative. While the limited representation of some groups restricts statistical generalization, the approach offers a replicable model for linking research, education, and public action in pursuit of more inclusive and safer cities. Full article

Numerous sources report that patients belonging to sexual or gender minority (SGM) groups often do not receive proper healthcare services due to negative attitudes from healthcare providers, including nurses. This literature review aims to explore the gaps in the existing curriculum and educational preparedness, including ehealth and mhealth trainings and how such educational preparedness affects the attitudes of nurses toward SGM groups. The search strategy included the electronic databases CINHAL, PubMed, Medline, EBSCO, and ProQuest. After reviewing and removing duplicates and irrelevant studies, 21 articles were selected to be included in this literature review. The findings of this research indicate that the provision of educational resources, including ehealth and mhealth trainings, falls short of meeting the requirements of caring for a patient who identifies with a sexual and gender minority (SGM) group. Consequently, nurses feel less confident and prepared to provide care in such situations, resulting in low comfort levels and readiness. It also reveals the nurses’ attitudes towards SGM patients affected by the lack of preparation. Key educational interventions, including targeted seminars and online modules, are recommended to enhance nurse preparedness. Implementing these interventions can foster improved attitudes and cultural competence in healthcare settings. Full article

This article discusses the ideas about gender contained in the Enseñanzas Sufíes Para Los Tiempos Actuales, a text by Abdul Rauf Felpete, the leader of the Naqshbandiyya Haqqaniyya in Latin America, probably the largest Sufi group in the continent. I analyse these ideas against the backdrop context in which they were produced: on the one hand, a conservative Sufi Islamic frame inspired by Nazim al-Haqqani’s ideas, and on the other, an Argentinian society that was incurring profound gender-related societal changes at the time when the shaykh delivered the sermons contained in the book. This historical moment was characterised by a growing feminist and LGTBQ+ activism and the arrival of a progressive government in Argentina, which over time, positioned this Latin American country in the vanguard of gender and sexual equality rights in the Spanish speaking world. In this context, Rauf Felpete proposes a gender model inspired in a Haqqani form of Islamic conservatism as a remedy to address what he perceives as the threat of civilizational decadence brought about by these changes. I discuss Rauf Felpete’s family ideology, a set of moral norms based on gender determinism and pronatalism, articulated through two key concepts, first, domesticity, understood as a way to regulate female behaviour and, second, motherhood, viewed as a Godly ordained natural instinct. In order to put into practice these gender norms, the devout Haqqani is called to move to the countryside; rural communes are presented as the only possible way of living a pious and authentically Islamic life, a mode of living that implies profound reconfigurations of gender (and of lifestyle, more generally) for his Latin American followers. Full article

Self-prescribing of sexual hormones for gender affirmation is a potentially widespread and poorly studied phenomenon that many clinicians are unaware of. The uncontrolled use of hormones poses significant health hazards, which have not been previously reported in the literature. We have collected seven clinical cases in general adult psychiatry settings (both inpatient and outpatients), describing transgender and gender non-conforming individuals’ (TGNC) self-prescribing and self-administering hormones bought from the Internet without any medical consultation. Among these cases, two were taking androgens, and the rest were taking oestrogens. The main reason for self-administration of hormones seems to be the lack of access to specialised care due to discrimination and long waiting lists. We advocate for clinicians to be aware of the phenomenon and proactively help TGNC individuals by enquiring about self-prescribing of hormones, providing information and referring to the most appropriate treatment centre as well as encourage a public debate on the discrimination and the stigma that TGNC population suffer from. Overall, there is an urgent need for the implementation of different and innovative health care services for TGNC individuals as well as more targeted prevention strategies on such underreported and highly risky behaviours. Furthermore, it is necessary for every clinician involved in the care for TGNC people to be aware of their special needs and be able to be an allied and an advocate to help in reducing stigma and discrimination that affect the access to care for this often underserved population. Full article