The trans community of Florencio Varela experienced a historic day. The City Council unanimously approved a trans employment quota, establishing that 1% of positions within the municipality and the private sector must be filled by transgender people. Like the provincial law, the ordinance is named after the murdered trans activist, Diana Amancay Sacayán.
Are you asking me to confirm what you think or to learn more about the topic? What happens when I give you a different answer than you expected? In 2018, we're still hearing the phrases that were used to describe the newborn HIV virus back in the 80s and 90s.
Mariana Sepúlveda and Yren Rotela are human rights activists and leaders of Panambí, an organization that defends and promotes the rights of transgender people. Paraguay does not have a gender identity law, but they successfully obtained a court order granting them legal name changes. However, the Paraguayan Public Prosecutor's Office appealed in both cases, and they are now awaiting a ruling. Here they share their stories, two tales of struggle.
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