The activists were detained for 12 hours on March 7. A prosecutor accused them of spray-painting a church and two banks in the Almagro neighborhood of Buenos Aires. They had requested the dismissal of the case, but yesterday the defense's request was rejected.
“The LGBTQ movement in Argentina is one of the most powerful and active on the continent,” writes Gabriela Borrelli Azara. “Why aren’t more gay, lesbian, and trans people on the lists of the main political parties?” she asks. And she proposes to the national political spectrum “a trans quota law, both in the workplace and in Congress, to truly combat transphobic murders and crimes against lesbians and gay men.”
The same week as the #StopTransMurders movement, five trans women and transvestites died due to a lack of access to comprehensive healthcare. Three of them died in less than 24 hours. They were between 29 and 40 years old; three were Argentinian, one Ecuadorian, and one Dominican. We tell you who they were.
Niki Raveau, a historian and trans activist, attended the anti-LGBTQ+ demonstrations that took place yesterday in Santiago, Chile. She was physically present and engaged with the participants, who told her they were against “gender ideology.” Here she chronicles the day and reflects: How long will we have to endure all these insecure and cowardly pastors, legislators, and leaders who incite death?
Until July 15, the Lesbigaytrans Film Festival is showcasing more than 47 titles in Asunción: feature films, short films, and documentaries with LGBTQ+ themes. Two of the filmmakers from the new generation participating in the festival, Sonia Moura and Bruno A. Comas, told Presentes why they seek to build a Paraguayan LGBTQ+ film scene free of stereotypes. "With film, we can gradually break down barriers."
In response to the transphobic campaign that began circulating in the streets of Santiago and Valparaíso with the #HateBus, the Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation (Movilh) took to the streets with the #DiversityBus. "There was repression by the police, who prevented us from following the #HateBus continuously along its route," they reported from…
SaSa Testa is 31 years old and a non-binary person: gender fluid. Last week, a radio program picked up on their statements to mock their identity, saying it was an illness or a pose. SaSa denounced them and responds in this opinion piece. “We will not rest in the task that one day, although we may not live to see it, we will stop being 'all' and be 'all'. Long live gender anarchy.”
Luis Martínez died on June 25th after jumping from a bridge on the Rosario-Buenos Aires highway. He was the brother of Ángel Correa, a player on the Argentine national team. The media linked his death to drug trafficking; "they didn't care that Luisito jumped from a bridge, fed up with begging for the affection his family didn't give him simply for being himself."
In the midst of the debate over the gender identity law in the Chilean Congress, where trans children have already been excluded, a campaign imported from Spain arrives in Santiago and Valparaíso: a bus circulating with transphobic propaganda and the phrase: "boys have penises, girls have vulvas".
Agencia Presentes is offering an online workshop for journalists working in media outlets in Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, and Chile. Two virtual sessions will be held during the third week of July. Space is limited and applications will be selected.
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