Gaspar Sánchez became a human rights activist alongside Berta Cáceres, the Honduran social leader assassinated in 2016. She encouraged him to live freely as a man. At 24, Gaspar proudly waves the rainbow flag and the Wiphala of the Indigenous peoples. He is one of the young Lenca people who keeps the legacy alive: the fight for the environment, Indigenous identity, and sexual diversity.
“Pink Boys and Blue Girls” collects the testimonies of transgender children and adolescents and their families in Chile. It was produced and premiered in 2015 with the support of the Transitar Foundation and is now available to watch online.
Around 1,500 people marched yesterday afternoon in the provincial capital to demand justice for Ayelén Gómez, the trans woman murdered last week, whose body was found at the Lawn Tennis Club. “I am suffering from her absence and I am grateful to everyone who joined this march,” Liliana, her mother, who is a plaintiff in the case, told Presentes.
Trans and trans activists joined the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo's historic Thursday march. "We came with the Mothers so they could embrace us in this demand for justice for Ayelen Gómez. They have always been there for us," said Marlene Wayar, one of the activists. Afterward, the groups held a trans vigil in the plaza to protest the murder of Ayelen Gómez.
The cumbia of 'Sudor Marika' screams with activism and empowerment. With nine members, the Argentinian band was born as a response to the question they were asked with disgust: "Do you like cumbia?", the same tone they used when asked about their sexual and existential tastes.
Alma Fernández, a trans activist, mourns her friend Ayelén Gómez, murdered in San Miguel de Tucumán. There, they experienced the first chapters of the structural poverty that plagues the trans community, and the exclusion that persists even after violent death. "Ayelén couldn't even vote in the primaries; no one cared about her anymore, no one paid her any attention."
Civil society organizations and social movements are invited to the 5th Public Consultation of the Social Participation Forum, taking place on August 17th in Buenos Aires. This initiative of the Institute of Public Policies on Human Rights (IPPDH) of MERCOSUR will be held at its headquarters, the Memory and Human Rights Space (ExESMA). Live online participation is also possible. Here is the book that compiles good government practices from the region.
The debate over the constitutionality of Education Law No. 7546 in the province of Salta, which mandates Catholic religious instruction in public schools, has reached the Supreme Court after seven years of litigation. Those arguing against the law highlight its violation of the right to identity and the danger it poses to various groups, including the LGBTQ+ community.
"A hug to the memory of our dead, to the memory of Ayelén Gómez." In Buenos Aires and Tucumán, trans activists and LGBTQ+ and human rights organizations are calling for a mobilization on Thursday to demand an end to transphobic murders and justice for Ayelén Gómez. Her body was found on Saturday under the bleachers of the Lawn Tennis Club in the provincial capital. After marching in a circle with the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo, there will be a vigil.
Ayelén Gómez was murdered. She was found under a grandstand at the Lawn Tennis Club in Tucumán. Her mother identified her body, which was beaten and showed signs of asphyxiation. In 2012, she had filed a police report. Afterward, she moved to Buenos Aires, where she studied at the Mocha Celis Transgender Popular High School. She returned to her home province last year.
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