Ayelén's transphobic murder: A march with the Mothers of Plaza de Mayo and a trans vigil are called for

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"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. 

Transvesticide in Tucumán: Ayelén Gómez was found at the Lawn Tennis Club

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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.

Kary Chamorro, the Chilean trans activist who creates community

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She is 35 years old and a spokesperson for Transgender Women for Change, one of the first trans and travesti organizations in the country, located in the city of Talca (central Chile). An activist, she conducts workshops on HIV/AIDS and the rights of the trans population. She is the first trans public servant hired by the government nationwide, working in the Regional Ministerial Secretariat (Seremi) of the Maule Region.