At the close of her visit to Argentina, Vitit Muntarbhorn held a press conference at the UN headquarters in Buenos Aires and previewed her report on the situation of the LGBTI population in the country. While she praised the legislative progress, she expressed concern about the violation of the rights of the trans population, the invisibility of lesbians, and institutional violence.
Thousands of women took to the streets in a historic day for the mobilizations of recent years. There was also a protest organized by various groups outside the prosecutor's office to demand justice for the murders of trans women. At the close of the main event, two laws were called for: an anti-discrimination law and a gender identity law.
The voices and stories that inspired lesbians, bisexuals, trans people, and transvestites to join a historic march. Sexual diversity groups added their demands. "We are striking in defense of sexual and gender diversity," stated the #NiUnaMenos document read at the closing of the event in Plaza de Mayo.
“The police threw us to the ground and kept saying, ‘Kid, kid, stay calm,’” said Amanda, one of the lesbians beaten and illegally detained by the police. Some were taken to the 1st Police Station, others to the 4th Precinct station, at Zabaleta and Chutro. All were released this morning.
“In all the articles that came out, they are lumped together with women, as if misogyny and lesbophobia were synonymous. As if being a lesbian didn't matter, as if the very lesbian words and expressions of our comrades weren't important,” says lawyer Luciana Sánchez, one of the defenders of…
Seven years after the hate crime against Pepa Gaitán, Lesbian Visibility Day was celebrated with its own festival in Buenos Aires. This photo essay shows how the lesbian movement celebrated, demanded, and made its voice heard. Photos: Ariel Gutraich. With the slogans "celebrate our existence and make it visible" and "freedom…
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.
Three women from LGBTQ+ groups in Paraguay share their personal experiences of why and how they are participating in the International Women's Strike. What are their expectations regarding the impact of #8M? By María Domínguez, from Asunción. Photos: Mariluz Martin and Jess Insrán Pérez. Jess Insfrán Pérez is 23 years old, a photographer, a lesbian, and…
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.
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