A piece of graffiti on the Cabildo (City Hall) insulting the Argentine president by saying "Macri is straight" caused a stir in the media and on social networks, to the point that the phrase became a trending topic on Twitter. Why did it generate so much controversy?
“Are you a woman or a transvestite? Because if you’re a transvestite, we have to charge you admission,” Ximena, a young trans woman, recounted being told at the Clip Club nightclub in Mar del Plata. They are organizing a sit-in at the club's entrance on Saturday, September 2nd at 6 PM. They are also demanding: “Training on sexual diversity and gender identity is not being provided.”
It happened at San Martín Hospital in La Plata. Shirley, a 61-year-old trans woman, went to the emergency room due to a spike in blood pressure. There, she was treated using male pronouns, and then, according to her complaint, a nurse sexually assaulted her in an elevator. A formal complaint has been filed, and yesterday social organizations held a press conference at the provincial Ministry of Health.
Activist, journalist, and PhD in Literature, Bruno Bimbi is a leading figure in the fight for marriage equality in Argentina and Latin America. He has just published his second book, "The End of the Closet: Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Trans People in the 21st Century" (Marea Editorial), in which he paints a portrait of sexual diversity in this era.
Andrea González was murdered in December 2016 in Ciudad del Este. She was 20 years old and had a hearing impairment. This is the first transphobic murder in Paraguay where the Prosecutor's Office has filed charges, but there are reports that a witness has been threatened and the main suspect is under house arrest. A march was held to demand that the crime not go unpunished. "They kill us and no one goes to jail."
Amid calls for justice for the transphobic murder of Ayelén Gómez, killed three weeks ago, the bill establishing a quota for transgender employment was scheduled to be debated today in the Tucumán Legislature. However, a procedural motion sent the bill to committee. “It’s the same as sending it to its death,” Fabián Vera del Barco told Presentes.
Diverse families and gender identities take center stage in Zoom to LGBT Rights, an initiative of the Ombudsman's Office. Here you can watch six audiovisual productions designed and starring organizations representing sexual diversity.
Dominique Moreau and Melannie León lived in downtown Santiago, Chile, until last Friday. They had to leave their home after three neighbors insulted them, threatened them with a gun, and vandalized the front of their house. Today they will file a police report, and the Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation (Movilh) confirmed to Presentes that it will be a plaintiff in the case.
Chile took a historic step toward the full recognition of rights: President Michelle Bachelet signed the Equal Marriage Bill. She thanked the LGBTQ+ organizations for their participation and stated: "We know that for full equality, our State must take another step. Equality admits no nuances."
Franchesca lost an eye to the gunshot wound, and the man, a customer, fled. The 31-year-old woman remained in intensive care until today, and the Formosa Women's Secretariat intervened in the attack.
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