Tamara Adrian, Venezuela's first trans deputy, has been fighting in court since May 2004 for new documents for trans people such as identification and passports with their names, but there has yet to be a ruling.
So far no bill on the issue is on the legislative agenda. President Nicolas Maduro said last October that he would leave it to the pro-government parliament to discuss same-sex marriage. LGBTI stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex. 'How can you prove someone fired you for your sexual orientation?' 'They have no effect,' said Giovanni Piermattei, 54, president of Equal Venezuela, or Venezuela Igualitaria, an LGBTI rights group. But activists say even that is rarely enforced.
