More than one hundred people gathered in front of the Malvinas Argentinas Prosecutor's Office to support the family, who demanded and obtained their first meeting with the prosecutor in the case, Germán Muñoz Weigel. There, they learned that there had been no progress in recent months and that further evidence was needed to change the charges or request his release.
Lesbians are always spoken to as if they were heterosexual, trans people's gender identity is not respected, gay men are associated with HIV, and the list goes on. While there has been progress in Argentina, thanks to inclusive clinics, the healthcare system does not adequately support current legislation, and the LGBT population faces daily—when accessing healthcare—the prejudices of doctors and the violation of their rights.
Lesbian activist Rosa Posa Guinea says that, amid Paraguay's political crisis, repression has been particularly brutal against women and LGBTI people. "With the state's legality on their side, they bullied, injured, sowed terror, and unleashed all their prejudices. To date, there has been no investigation into this."
Two teenage girls were sitting with their legs intertwined in Alsina Square in Morón when four police officers confronted them, demanding they separate. A witness saw this, filmed it, and asked the police why they had acted that way. They replied that it was because they were "indecent exposure" and that it wasn't "moral" because there were minors in the square.
Laura Dominique Pilleri was serving a prison sentence when she became the first woman in Córdoba to obtain an ID card recognizing her gender identity. A trans woman, activist, writer, university student, and sex worker, she died in October 2015. This installation at the National University of Córdoba—also accessible online—commemorates her life and struggles with the slogan: “No one knows what a body is capable of.”
Nicole Saavedra Bahamondes was 23 years old and a lesbian. Her murdered body was found in Limache, a week after she was last seen. Family and friends denounce the lack of progress in the investigation. The lawyer who took the case in January speaks of a hate crime, sexism, and other murders of women in the area. She only gained access to the case files this week.
The census being conducted in Chile does not take gender identity into account. Organizations denounce the exclusion of transgender and non-binary people. "The slogan of the 2017 Census, 'Everyone Counts,' is false, as long as our communities continue to be excluded and killed because of their gender," writes Niki Raveau, director of Fundación Transitar.
To commemorate its 33rd anniversary, the Argentine Homosexual Community (CHA) presented the book "Trans Childhood," declared of social interest in the field of Human Rights by the Legislature of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. They also reviewed the "titanic victories" achieved throughout their history.
Lucas is seven years old and two years ago he clearly told his mother, "I'm a boy." With family support and guidance, this child is navigating these changes with spontaneity, despite encountering barriers from the State, which is not fully complying with the Gender Identity Law. Presentes interviewed Ivana, his mother, and spoke with leaders of transgender children to tell his story.
During an Easter ceremony, a priest in Trelew washed the feet of twelve people, including a trans woman. Brenda Manchot, a trans woman who lives in that city, questions the act performed in the name of inclusion in this opinion piece.
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