Trans woman detained without conviction left paraplegic and denounces torture
She walked into a prison in the province of Buenos Aires and today she is bedridden, paraplegic, in a hospital in La Plata.
She walked into a prison in the province of Buenos Aires and today she is bedridden, paraplegic, in a hospital in La Plata.
For over 10 years, I'd been hearing anecdotes about ignorance, prejudice, and even some horror stories involving gynecologists. I wasn't the only one. Half of the women surveyed reported having heard similar experiences from the group, and most of those who responded were lesbians.
HPV is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections (STIs) worldwide. It affects people with both penises and vulvas, and if left untreated, it can lead to cervical cancer.
“This is the first time we have been attacked in this way. The intention was hateful. They chased us, shouted at us, and intended to corner us.”
Employees of the former Ministry of Health are calling for a gathering on September 3rd at 12 noon around the building that now houses the Secretariat.
A federal prosecutor issued a ruling in which he considers the 36-year-old defendant "a survivor in a state of excusable need and lack of access to basic rights."
In this multimedia report, Yhajaira, Bruno, and Emilce recount their experience in a binary and cisnormative penal system.
The axiom that a vulva equals a woman and a penis equals a man is shattered by transsexuality or transgender identity. And the disciplinary power of Western medicine brings death to one fiction and birth to another.
This Thursday, August 29, the regulations on support for cases involving minors, as contemplated by the Gender Identity Law (LIG), were published in the Official Gazette.
For the first time in Argentina, the census to be carried out in 2020 will include the variables 'gender identity' and will consider LGBT+ families.