XII Pride March in Mar del Plata: “We will never go back to the dungeon.”

By Melina Antoniucci Photos: Hebe Amancay Rinaldi Under the slogan "Neither Death nor Imprisonment: Alive, Free, and Proud," the 12th LGBTIQ Pride March was held on Saturday, December 9th, in the city of Mar del Plata, where almost two thousand people took to the streets. The gathering began around 3:00 p.m., with…

December 10, 2017

By Melina Antoniucci Photos: Hebe Amancay Rinaldi Under the slogan "Neither Death nor Imprisonment: Alive, Free, and Proud," the 12th LGBTIQ Pride March was held on Saturday, December 9th, in the city of Mar del Plata, where almost two thousand people took to the streets. The gathering began around 3:00 p.m., with the setup of a fair and various artistic performances by Blito and Peter Pank, among other guest artists. The main stage was set up in front of the Senda de la Diversidad (Diversity Trail), in the heart of Mar del Plata. Around 6:00 p.m., the document, which had been collectively agreed upon by the various participating organizations, was read. One of the central points of the document was the condemnation of the new "General Protocol for Personal Searches and Detention of People Belonging to the LGBT Collective" launched by the Ministry of Security in October: "We will not return to the dungeons, never again." “We condemn this Detention Protocol and believe it only serves to remind us of the darkest years of our recent history. We will continue to denounce institutional violence and continue to defend the rights we have won,” the Organizing Committee stated. Regarding their main demands, Agustina Ponce, a member of AMI (Association for an Equal World) and part of the Organizing Committee, said: “We demand that the State take measures to prevent the murders of trans women and trans people, and we demand justice for all our murdered sisters.” We also believe it is important to demand that the crime of transvesticide be codified, taking into account the specific circumstances of the murder of a trans woman, as well as the regulation of a trans employment quota throughout the province of Buenos Aires and particularly in the municipality of General Pueyrredon.” The marchers also called for the implementation of the Comprehensive Sex Education Law, the acquittal of Higui, who was attacked for being a lesbian and imprisoned for defending herself, the recognition of diverse families, legal, safe, and free abortion, inclusive public policies to prevent prostitution, and labor rights for sex workers. They also called for the implementation of a new HIV/AIDS law, the decriminalization of cannabis, and the freedom of all political prisoners. At the end of the march, and before the closing musical performance by Sudor Marika, the “Diversity” Campaign was presented, an initiative of the Group for Studies on Family, Gender, and Subjectivities of the Faculty of Humanities. The National University of Mar del Plata, with the participation of the Association for an Equal World (AMI) and the Audiovisual Content Department of the National University of Mar del Plata, launched a campaign. The campaign, which will be available in the coming days, specifically addresses the obstacles transgender people face in accessing the healthcare system, the role of healthcare professionals, the importance of family support, and the training of professionals with a gender perspective at national universities.

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