LGBTQ+ groups—lesbian, trans, transvestite, and bisexual—from major Argentine cities will bring specific demands to the International Women's Strike. These include justice for Higui de Jesús, a trans quota law, the effective implementation of the gender identity law, and other demands. Some groups are calling for participants to wear black, fuchsia, and purple. Although the transvestite and trans community was not officially invited to participate in some localities, its members decided to join the strike. Photos: Red Positiva Rosario and Aquelarre

City of Buenos Aires

"It's important that lesbians, trans people, and bisexuals join in."

The Permanent Lesbian Assembly calls for participation in the "Freedom for Higui" march. They will gather at 4:00 PM at the corner of San José and Hipólito Yrigoyen streets. Lesbians, bisexuals, trans people, and transvestites are invited to march. Cis men are invited to participate from their homes or workplaces, reflecting with acquaintances, family, and friends on consent, examining their own experiences and emotional education, or simply taking on domestic work and caregiving responsibilities. [READ MORE: "Lesbian assembly takes the demand for Higui to the International Women's Strike "] The lesbian organization La Fulana will be carrying out visibility actions. "We will march from the Obelisk towards the Plaza starting at 5 pm."May Day: for the murdered women, for those who are missing, for the disappeared, against sexist violence, against impunity, against cover-ups, against inaction, and against state and police complicity,” they expressed. They emphasize: “andIt's important that lesbians, trans, and bisexual women join this Women's Strike because we also experience the violence and discrimination that exists in society and that takes the lives of many of our sisters. "Many trans women disagree with how the Ni Una Menos (Not One Less) movement organized the strike because it excluded our identities. It seems there's a return to biological determinism from some feminist sectors. But we're going to march anyway. In the case of several of us abolitionists, we'll march with the Mothers of Trafficking," says activist Florencia Guimaraes.

City of Santa Fe (Santa Fe)

Flags with protests

Sexual diversity organizations are joining the more than 60 groups that make up the #NiUnaMenos Santa Fe coalition. “When women stop, the world stops. When we march together, the earth trembles. Sisterhood is our weapon. On #8M we stop and march. We want to live!” says the statement they wrote together. They are calling for a work stoppage from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., and at 4:30 p.m. they will gather at the intersection of Boulevard Pellegrini and San Martín to march along the pedestrian walkway to Plaza 25 de Mayo with a large banner. They will carry signs with various specific demands: a Trans Quota Law, an end to transphobic murders, and access to justice, education, and housing, explained Alejandra Ironici, an activist with the Movement for Sexual, Ethnic, and Religious Integration (Miser). The call to action is to wear black.

Rosario (Santa Fe)

"Trans people were not invited to organize #8M"

While there isn't a specific call to action for LGBTQ+ organizations in Rosario, they will participate in contingents within the march scheduled for 4 p.m. They will gather at the corner of Santa Fe and Dorrego streets and march to the National Flag Memorial. They will march dressed in black. “Trans women weren't invited to participate in the #8M (International Women's Day) organization. It's sad because feminism doesn't see us as women, and what we need to respect is identity. We're still going to march because we want to demand our rights with our own voices,” Jacky Romero, a leader of the Red Diversa Positiva – Rosario (Positive Diversity Network – Rosario), told Presentes. Among their specific demands, they will call for justice for Analía “Higui” de Jesús and for Vanesa Zabala, who was murdered in Reconquista.

Posadas (Misiones)

"Making plural political identities visible"

In Posadas, the day begins at 4:30 p.m. with a march from the city's flagpole to Plaza 9 de Julio. There, various activities will take place, including artistic interventions, readings of documents, performances, and fairs. Among several demands in Posadas, the multi-sectoral march is marked by the exclusion of trans people from the workforce and by the need to make diverse and pluralistic political identities visible, in order to "enrich the political culture of a devastated and fragmented society."

Paraná (Entre Ríos)

Transvesticide, gender identity law and access to health

The main event of the day will be a rally in Plaza de Mayo at 5 p.m. There, a document agreed upon by all members of the Assembly will be read. Representatives from the various organizations will then speak. From there, they will march to the Provincial Government House, passing by the City Hall and the Courts. Participants are asked to wear black or purple clothing, or a combination of both. A work stoppage is planned between 10 a.m. and noon. Among the demands, Gise Nuevo from Aquellarre explained, the LGBTQ+ organizations will call for the justice system to recognize the murders of trans people as femicides, the effective implementation of the Gender Identity Law, and access to healthcare for trans people, particularly regarding surgical procedures.  

City of Cordoba (Cordoba)

“Our strike is symbolic because trans people don’t have access to jobs.”

Diversity organizations are part of the #NiUnaMenos Assembly. At 6 p.m., they will gather at the intersection of Colón and La Cañada streets and march to Plaza Vélez Sársfield, wearing black. Members of the trans community will wear fuchsia clothing with a black ribbon. “Our strike is symbolic because we don't go to work to stage a work stoppage. We say enough to mandatory strikes for trans women,” Celeste Giacchetta, coordinator of ATTTA Córdoba, told Presentes. They will also demand access to healthcare and education, and the implementation of a trans employment quota.

Mar del Plata (Buenos Aires)

Stop the murders of trans people

The multi-sectoral gathering will take place at 4 PM at the intersection of San Martín and Mitre streets, and participants are encouraged to wear a purple scarf. “We are trying to unite our perspectives to highlight #8M, beyond the specific struggles of each organization, which will continue,” said Claudia Vega of the Association for an Equal World (AMI). Among the agreed-upon demands are a trans employment quota and justice for Diana Sacayán. Recognizing is Repairing Law and that the murders of trans women end.”

Mendoza

"Anyone who wants to go will join."

The organizations that make up the Women's Assembly and Ni Una Menos (Not One Less) of Mendoza are calling for a rally at Costanera and Vicente Zapata (Nudo Vial) at 6 p.m. The trans community was not invited, but "anyone who wants to come is welcome," said Laura Portillo Navarro of the Red Diversa Positiva – Mendoza (Positive Diverse Network – Mendoza). Valentina Ochoa, from Mujeres Trans Argentina (Trans Women Argentina), said they are demanding job quotas, the repeal of articles 54 and 54 bis of the provincial code of conduct, an end to the rampant prostitution, and an end to the killings.   Follow Presentes: ]]>