The ordinance was unanimously approved, and 1% of the more than 8,000 positions in the Municipality of Mar del Plata will be reserved for transgender people over 18 years of age who have completed primary school. It was also established that the rainbow flag will be flown at public buildings four times a year.
Ximena Lorens and Alma Dos Santos are the two young trans women selected to work at the National University of Mar del Plata (UNMP). They are 24 years old and passed the competitive examination for maintenance and security positions with scores of 8 and 9.25, respectively. They are currently undergoing pre-employment and psychophysical examinations.
Charly was murdered on May 13th, but neither the justice system nor the press respected his gender identity. “A woman killed another woman” was the headline in the Salta media. The Salta Women's Multisectoral Group filed a request to be a plaintiff in the case and demand that this murder be classified and investigated as a “trans homicide.”
The must-see photos of a massive march that took to the streets of Santiago, Chile, to celebrate "The Joy of Being Yourself." With children leading the marches, diverse families—a central focus of the #Pride2017 mobilizations worldwide—and young people participated like never before in the celebration. But also present were all those who have been taking to the streets for years to defend equal rights.
The massive march that took to the streets of Santiago, Chile, exceeded the organizers' expectations, who had estimated a turnout of one hundred thousand people. Children led the marches, accompanied by their families. "We cannot move forward with the gender identity law or marriage equality if we do not include children."
Nearly 500 people—mostly young people and teenagers—participated in the LGBTI Pride Parade in Asunción. As part of the international LGBTI Pride celebrations around the world, this year's theme was diverse families. "The discourse of 'family' is currently hijacked by a very vocal minority of anti-rights people who do not recognize diversity."
On the first anniversary of Nicole Saavedra Bahamondes' murder, her family and lawyer maintain their theory that she was killed because she was a lesbian. They denounce the lack of progress in the case. A demonstration was held on June 25th to demand justice.
Buenos Aires – A large crowd gathered in Plaza de Mayo to say #StopTheMurdersOfTransPeople. From there, they marched to Congress – under heavy police guard. There, activists read a document outlining their demands: #TransJobQuota #ReparationsLaw #StopThePersecutionOfMigrantsAndTransPeople
More than two thousand people marched on International LGBT Pride Day from Plaza de Mayo to the Argentine Congress to say: enough with transvesticide.
Paraguay has its own National LGBTI Rights Day. It commemorates a letter/manifesto that launched the public struggle for sexual diversity. It was during the dictatorship and 10 years before Stonewall. The LGBTI Coalition joined Pride 2017, organizing a Pride march from the Antequera steps with music and performances. It will take place in September.
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