 Amnesty International
Thousands of lesbians, gay men, bisexuals and transsexuals (LGBT) in Honduras face discrimination and attacks on a daily basis. Most of them are too afraid to talk. Erica (originally Eric) David Yañez was murdered in the streets of San Pedro Sula, Honduras, by two police officers on 15 July 2003.
Elkyn Suárez, a transsexual activist, had some valuable information about the killing that she passed on to the authorities. In September 2003, she was forced to flee the country after receiving death threats.
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