Following the attack on a trans woman in Córdoba—filmed by the aggressors and shared widely on social media—trans activist Violeta Alegre writes about the sexist violence perpetrated against women's bodies and questions why the struggle and outrage are not equal for all victims. Are some bodies worth more than others? By Violeta Alegre* Illustration: Florencia Capello Worrying, exhausting, painful. Yesterday it was Araceli, a few weeks ago Camila, a few hours ago, right now, so many that we can't even remember their names, or if we try to name them and demand attention, it seems there's a media test beforehand to see if it is, will be, enough to mobilize concrete action. And perhaps only some voices will be heard, only some bodies will organize, while many others will remain unheard, and the hegemony continues. Omitting, enabling excessively, and the cry is always the same, yet it's becoming hollow. I'm writing from Córdoba Capital, where a few days ago a trans woman was attacked by a group of young men who got out of a car and knocked her to the ground with a single punch. Many here find this amusing; these young people feel completely entitled to mistreat and abuse a trans woman.

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They feel they're not attacking a woman, but rather that monstrous creature standing on the side of a street or highway trying to find food and pay for its basic needs. A sexual object or a source of amusement, her body and emotional integrity have no value whatsoever to these violent individuals. But, going back to the previous point, these kinds of events don't affect everyone in the same way. Trans women aren't even sought out, nor are these incidents publicized. The struggle will never be collective as long as, faced with the same enemy, some bodies are valued more than others. While "50,000" are organizing themselves again in the face of death, this kind of unity in the face of life remains invisible. And all of this only illustrates yet another political fiction, one that never transcends the established structures.

“Meanwhile, it continues to destroy lives”

Political power dynamics are being regulated to fuel power struggles. Individualism and upheaval serve as temporary, reactive engines. We must truly question our intimate, private practices. “Making a revolution” doesn't guarantee being revolutionary unless we internalize it within our own subjectivity.

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The video of the beating of Adriana, the trans woman, in Córdoba went viral, but the perpetrators remain unpunished. There is no punishment for someone who punches you in the face and leaves you unconscious on the ground, especially if "the victim didn't die" (as if that weren't a way of slowly killing you). Meanwhile, they continue to destroy lives that are completely vulnerable, with no access to anything, only survival: physical, subjective, emotional, psychological, without a support system, without sisterhood. *Trans activist, teacher, consultant for the World Bank, with a diploma in Gender from the National University of General Sarmiento.]]>