It was a transvesticide: two years after the historic sentence for the murder of Diana Sacayán

This comic explains why the June 18, 2018 ruling that sentenced the perpetrator of the transvesticide of Diana Sacayán to life imprisonment is historic.

Illustrations: Florencia Capella

Screenplay: Ana Fornaro and María Eugenia Ludueña

On June 18, 2018, the Oral Criminal and Correctional Court No. 4 of the City of Buenos Aires sentenced Gabriel David Marino to life imprisonment for the transphobic murder of Diana Sacayán, a trans activist and human rights defender . In its verdict, the court determined that it was a hate crime motivated by gender-based violence, as defined in sections 4 and 11 of article 80 of the Penal Code. This trial marked the first time the term "transphobic murder" was used in court records.

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