For Pepa Gaitán, for Higui de Jesús, for the everyday and silenced violence, hundreds of lesbians participated in a festival with music, poetry, and a manifesto on Lesbian Visibility Day. They denounced street attacks and the arrests of six members of the Ni Una Menos Collective. And they called for a march this afternoon in their own column during the International Women's Strike.
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LGBTQ+ groups—lesbian, trans, transvestite, and bisexual women—from major cities in Argentina will bring specific demands to the International Women's Strike. These include justice for Higui de Jesús, a trans quota law, implementation of the gender identity law, and other demands. Although the transvestite and trans community was not officially invited to participate in some localities, its members decided to join the day of action. There are calls to march wearing black, fuchsia, and purple.
Today, Argentina commemorates Lesbian Visibility Day. Seven years after the hate crime against Pepa Gaitán, murdered by her girlfriend's stepfather, Claudia Castrosin and Mariana Paz, from La Fulana, reflect on that day and the path they have traveled. They call for a re-evaluation of violent and sexist relationships, stating that lesbian and bisexual relationships are not exempt from them.
What do we mean when we talk about lesbian visibility? Women from different generations share what visibility means to each of them today. What activities are planned in different cities across the country? Why are they marching with their own contingent on March 8th?
Following reports of abuse, a judge ordered the Buenos Aires Province Penitentiary Service to allocate an exclusive wing of Unit 32 in Florencio Varela for transgender and transvestite female inmates. This must be implemented within 20 days and will be staffed by female personnel. It is a landmark ruling that recognizes transgender and transvestite identity.
Starting with the expressions “it shows” or “it doesn’t show,” activist Violeta Alegre reflects on the tendency for trans women to reproduce hegemonic models, often at a very high physical and emotional cost. And she asks: Is there a universalization of what it means to be a woman? What does it mean to feel like a woman? To have a vagina? To be attracted to the opposite?
Trans and gender-diverse rights organizations are denouncing police abuses in La Plata. Legal complaints have been filed regarding two raids in February and for an investigation into the death of Pamela Macedo Pandu, who was detained in a prison in Florencio Varela.
Andrea Simone alleges that her score in the competition for a permanent non-teaching assistant position was lowered because she is a lesbian. The Moreno School Board denies everything. The complaint of discrimination based on sexual orientation has already been filed with INADI (National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism).
Vitit Muntarbhorn is the United Nations Independent Expert on protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. His visit began with a tour of the greater Buenos Aires area. There, he heard the first reports of escalating violence and setbacks in public policy.
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