Judith Butler, Dracula, and Frida Kahlo, under the direction of the legendary drag queen RuPaul, converge in this monstrosity called Sasha Velour. On October 15th, the recent winner of the latest season of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' arrived in Argentina as part of the Plop Party.
More than one hundred films from 24 countries, international visits, music, performances and much more are what the program of the fourth edition of the Asterisco International LGBTIQ Film Festival brings, based in Buenos Aires between November 1 and 5.
The Gender Equality Yes coalition emerged in response to the Ministry of Education's measure. They warned that prohibiting this content would prevent students from accessing comprehensive sexuality education.
This Tuesday, October 31st at 6pm, the National Front for the Health of People with HIV is calling for a gathering in front of Congress to demand the immediate treatment of the bill on HIV, viral hepatitis and STIs.
What is the impact of a protocol that once again identifies the LGBTQ+ community as dangerous and criminal? These kinds of tools are undoubtedly part of the culture war. OPINION: LULI SÁNCHEZ
Argentina's Ministry of Security approved the "General Protocol for Personal Searches and Detentions of LGBT Individuals," which will be used by federal police and security forces. Sexual diversity organizations and LGBT activists expressed their condemnation.
By Tomás Balmaceda. The damage to the community caused by Kevin Spacey coming out of the closet due to an accusation of child abuse is very profound.
Quimey Ramos, the trans teacher who made headlines last month for transitioning mid-year, is leading a national network of trans teachers. Now, she has just won another battle: she finally obtained the medical leave that had been denied her for gender reassignment surgery. “What happened to me serves as a lesson for any teacher to have the tools to assert their rights. I’m happy to be in this position here, to empower others and continue empowering ourselves together,” she told Presentes.
A PhD in Literature, a theorist of queer feminism, a member of the Ni Una Menos collective, a writer, a scholar of Néstor Perlongher's work, and an activist, Cecilia Palmeiro says she never fit into the binary and that for a long time she felt like a faggot trapped in a heteronormative regime. *Cat Power, la toma de la tierra* (Cat Power, the Land Takeover) is her first novel.
Letsmar Bravo was attacked by two men who stabbed her in the chest with a piece of glass. “I was standing here peacefully, working, and two guys came and stuck a piece of glass in my chest, and the security guards didn't do anything,” she says in a video shared on social media. In 2016, there were seven homicides of transgender women and 191 reported cases of human rights violations against members of that community.
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