The Mendoza Public Prosecutor's Office has requested life sentences for two young men accused of murdering Natalia Sandoval, a 35-year-old transgender woman. Natalia worked as a secretary and was brutally murdered last year in a carjacking. The verdict will be announced next week.
Every Thursday on Presentes, a new episode of Bicho and I. The comic strip by Lucas Fauno Gutiérrez and Jon Amarillo tells, in the first person and with zero solemnity, what it's like to live with HIV.
The Santa Fe court sentenced the four defendants accused of the murder of Vanesa Zabala, a young trans woman, which occurred on March 29, 2013, in the city of Reconquista: José Luis “Cocido” Petroni, Gustavo Daniel “Virulana” Vallejos, José Daniel “Chuky” Villasboas, and Ana Virginia Abasto were found guilty and will serve life imprisonment. However, the court did not consider the aggravating circumstance of a hate crime based on gender identity.
[READ ALSO: Gender Ideology in Chile: This is how fanatics and rulers speak] Some of them managed to attend the hearing, where the voices most present were those opposed to the project. Among others were Marcela Aranda, spokesperson for the “Freedom Bus” – against transgender children; and Kast's wife, Pía…
For Ciervos Pampas, playing rugby is more than just about scoring points on the field. This club works to raise awareness of sexual diversity and fights against homophobia.
Like a national and rural big bang, Gabriela Cabezón Cámara has just published The Adventures of China Iron, the untold story of the famous china of the macho gaucho.
Lucas Fauno Gutiérrez and Jon Amarillo tell the story of living with HIV. Here is the third installment of this comic that humorously and irreverently portrays what it's like to live with HIV. [READ MORE: Episode 1] [READ MORE: Episode 2] Fauno is an activist, performer, writer, and journalist (he writes for Presentes, Buzzfeed in Spanish, Página/12, among other publications). Amarillo…
By Airam Fernández. The family of Nicole Saavedra Bahamondes finally secured a meeting at the Valparaíso Regional Prosecutor's Office, a year and a half after her murder and repeated marches demanding justice and a swift investigation. The catalyst for this meeting was a formal request, made in late November, for Prosecutor Juan…
“Making our diversity visible without violence.” Founded in 2013, the organization Mujeres Trans Argentina (Trans Women Argentina) brings together 1,800 trans women from across the country in its private Facebook group. “This platform already functions as a channel and means of communication, as a place for debate and discussion, as a political and social agenda. Now…”
A law that violates the rights of the LGBT community. The law establishes mandatory religious instruction throughout the province: this means it is integrated into the curriculum, taught during class time, and its content and teacher qualifications require the approval of the respective religious authority. Despite the ruling…
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