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CORDOBA, Argentina. More than 500 lesbian identities met in Anisacate, Cordoba, at the 2nd lesbian camp.

Alerta Torta is the local organization that conceived and is running this gathering. Starting Friday the 17th, this side of the Córdoba mountains began welcoming participants from different parts of the country. 

A sign by the side of the road that says "hot tortillas" indicates that we are arriving at the right place. 

The schedule of activities is divided into three days, alternating between moments of reflection and discussion, and spaces for leisure and enjoyment. Self-care and camaraderie will be the cornerstones of the days spent surrounded by trees, river, and mountains. 

Between last year and this year, word got around and participation doubled. The space is filled with leading figures in struggles that have shaped the lesbian agenda in recent years, as well as lesbian identities who feel called to spend an idyllic weekend in this fantasy we once called Lesbos.

The promised island that the Kumbia Queers sang about is becoming a reality. 

“I’ve never seen so many lesbians together,” says 44-year-old Lourdes. It’s her first time at the Tortazo. Although she also wants to relax, some of the workshops have caught her attention. “I want to share with our students,” she says. She and her partner were one of the first couples to marry in Tucumán when same-sex marriage was legalized. They run an institute that prepares students for medical school. That’s why they think it’s so important to learn about other experiences. “I’m going to be surprised.” 

"It's a challenge being with Lu," says Fli, his wife. "She always takes me out of my comfort zone." 

One of the topics that will undoubtedly be part of the debate is the rise in hate speech against lesbian identities in recent months. The image of the perverse lesbian resurfaced in the media following the murder of Lucio Dupuy.

In fact, while the "Tortazo" (a reference to a popular protest involving a woman) was beginning, Miguel Ángel Pichetto, the Auditor General of the Nation, accused the Minister of Women, Gender and Diversity, Ayelen Mazzina, of not having condemned the murder because she was a lesbian.

For three days, the spaces in the "cake" multiply, to give rise to the exchange of topics such as old age, care, identities in flight and under construction, joys, pleasures, violence, among other agendas.