In Mendoza this Wednesday, the 12th, a reform to the Provincial Code of Misdemeanors will be voted on, criminalizing the transmission of HIV and STIs. The reform to the current code also punishes situations such as social protest and alleged offenses against public officials.
Last week, writer and journalist Patricia Kolesnicov gave a talk at the Neuquén Book Fair about her novel "I Fell in Love with a Vegetarian," a love story between two teenage girls. Students from a religious high school were forced to leave the event by their teachers.
The Supreme Court struck down a ban imposed by a 19th-century British law. The LGBTQ+ community took to the streets to celebrate the ruling.
This week, Argentina's President Mauricio Macri announced the reduction of half of the national ministries, including the Ministry of Health.
Marcela Chocobar was last seen alive in the early morning of September 6, 2015 in Río Gallegos.
Trans groups protested in front of the courthouse: "They are killing us. The state is responsible. We demand justice."
Trans groups protested in front of the courthouse: "They are killing us. The state is responsible. We demand justice."
The Law for the Protection of Life and Family prohibits sex education, condemns same-sex marriage, and penalizes women who have abortions with imprisonment. It has already received a favorable opinion in the Chamber of Deputies. Organizations marched in protest.
With 26 votes in favor, 14 against, and no abstentions, the Chilean Senate approved the Gender Identity Law for people over 14 years of age. Five years and four months of discussion and postponements had passed since it was first introduced.
The Ombudsman's Office presented the results of its annual monitoring of television news programs: only 39 news items with issues of sexual diversity were recorded, but a greater focus on rights stands out.
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