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"Transphobia is not a phobia, it is not a disease."
Violeta Alegre, a trans researcher and artist, questions the use of the term "phobia" when talking about hatred against subjects and identities.
Another lesbo-hating attack in Argentina: "We want to live in peace"
In the Balvanera neighborhood of Buenos Aires, a lesbian couple was physically assaulted by two neighbors. The incident has been reported to the authorities, but they are forced to continue seeing their attackers.
The Court dismissed the appeal for the transvesticide of Diana Sacayan: what does it entail?
In October 2020, the National Court of Cassation dismissed the aggravating factor of hate crime in the transfemicide of Diana Sacayán. The Prosecutor's Office asked the Supreme Court to uphold this aggravating factor; the Court chose not to rule on the matter.
Another community: when dissident bodies and temporalities dance
Another Community is a work by performer, choreographer, and director Iván Haidar. It connects dance with dissidence to question ideas of time and language through non-binary body language.
Mapuche women transforming everything
A podcast tells the experiences of Mapuche women from the Quintriqueo community in Argentine Patagonia.
Why is Trans Visibility Day and what does it mean to be visible in Latin America?
March 31st marks the International Day of Visibility for Trans, Non-Binary, and Gender Non-Conforming People. Four of them share their experiences of being visible today in Latin America.
Casa Andrea: a community home for women and people of color in Buenos Aires
From homelessness and abandonment to community life. Casa Andrea opened in late 2024 and is home to eight cis and trans people.
Mental health: how LGBT activism in Mexico documents what the State ignores
LGBT organizations work to document and systematize the suicide deaths of LGBT people.
24M: Memory as a response to fascism and cruelty
Forty-nine years after the military coup, the streets and squares of Argentina overflowed with people in a demonstration that articulated the legacy of the Mothers and Grandmothers of Plaza de Mayo in one of the most powerful responses to repression, fascism, and the ongoing attacks on human rights by the Javier Milei government.
LGBT Memories of the Dictatorship: Recommended Documentaries, Podcasts, and Books
In Argentina's Memorial Month, a series of recommendations seek to delve deeper into the meaning of this holiday from the perspective of sexual diversity. Documentaries, books, and podcasts.