Three young men were arrested for the homophobic attack on Jonathan Castellari, which took place on December 1st in the parking lot of a McDonald's restaurant in Buenos Aires. The National Criminal and Correctional Prosecutor's Office No. 49, headed by Paula Asaro, ordered the arrests based on a series of identifications using security camera footage.
The murder of Natalia Sandoval, a 35-year-old trans woman, was convicted in connection with another crime. After the verdict was read, her family and friends erupted in applause, and the judge called for silence. Natalia, who worked as a secretary, was found murdered on June 5, 2016. Her body was discovered by a couple who accidentally stopped…
Present were Marina Quinteros, a prominent trans figure in the city, who, along with trans activist Noelia Quinteros, will be in charge of managing the space during the afternoon. [READ ALSO: The trans employment quota incorporated the first trans worker in the country in Venado Tuerto] Esteban Paulón, Undersecretary of Sexual Diversity Policies, said that with the opening…
By Violeta Alegre Illustration: Nelson Evergreen I see how most people, yes, most, even fellow feminists, rush to await the white-bearded LORD, engaging in concrete acts of unnecessary consumption, of selfish fireworks that disregard the rest of the species. These explosions, outside of these dates, are repressive attacks, or wars. But assimilationism…
By Esteban Marchand, from Johannesburg. In November, I attended the Global Conference on Investigative Journalism in Johannesburg, South Africa, representing Presentes, and I had the opportunity to meet colleagues from over 200 countries around the world. Learning about their diverse backgrounds and asking about the situation of LGBT people was enriching and confronted me with…
Human rights organizations expressed concern over the decision by prosecutor Ana Medina, head of UFI 1 in La Plata, to grant Leonardo Mendoza early release. Mendoza, 25, was arrested and charged with attempting to murder Claudia Vásquez Haro, a trans activist and president of Otrans Argentina.
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.
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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…
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