“When the focus is placed on gay or trans people, the real issues of violence are shifted away from the issue.”

For days now, the Argentine media has been dramatizing the scandal surrounding pedophilia rings within football club dormitories, where the team and its colors pale in comparison to the story. A player in the under-14 league broke down in front of the dormitory's therapist and recounted abuse and sexual exploitation. This revelation immediately sparked criminal complaints, hours upon hours of sensationalist television coverage, and public shaming of several journalists and figures in the entertainment industry.