On Saturday, February 17, in the early morning, Milagros “Mili” Duarte (37 years old), a trans woman studying Social Work at the National University Arturo Jauretche (UNAJ) and a sex worker in Florencio Varela, was savagely beaten by a client when she tried to collect payment for her services at her home in the San Jorge neighborhood.
In a small office at the Sótero del Río Hospital, located in Puente Alto, one of the most populous neighborhoods in Santiago, are the files of the first users of the "Trans Poli", a project that was born last year to assist trans people, but was not made official until the beginning of this month.
The public trial for the transphobic murder of human rights activist Diana Sacayán, killed in October 2015 in Buenos Aires, begins on March 12.
In this video, the plaintiffs, the prosecution, and activists explain why this is a historic trial and ask for everyone's support.
The University of Buenos Aires reported that today "the Department of Legal Medicine of the Faculty of Medicine removed the accused teacher, after listening to the explanations she gave to the Faculty authorities about the homophobic and discriminatory content provided in a class.
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