Gian Franco Rosales is the first trans man to hold a high-ranking position in the Argentine public sector. The Director of Diversity for the Avellaneda district recounts his journey from Googling "A man trapped in a woman's body" to the challenges he faces today as a public official…
Lucas Monteró worked at a men's clothing store and his contract was terminated because his "image" was deemed inappropriate for the company. Today he filed a complaint with the National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism (INADI) and will be taking legal action.
The Mocha Celis Trans Popular High School is a unique educational experience that has been operating for over five years in Buenos Aires. There, students can complete primary and secondary school free of charge, as well as learn vocational skills. Fifty percent of the teaching staff are transgender.
Ten transgender migrant women planned how to escape prostitution. They are succeeding at the Las Charapas cooperative hair salon, where they share working hours. They say they have cut expenses, but that their lives have changed. "We breathe fresh air," they affirm.
Hospital mistreatment and lack of support were two key points of the assembly held yesterday afternoon, ahead of a meeting with officials from the National Ministry of Health.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) presented yesterday in San Francisco the English version of the most comprehensive report on violence against LGBTI people in the 25 member states of the OAS. The Spanish and Portuguese versions have been available since last year.
Applicants must register beforehand in the Single Registry of Applicants (RUA) and have no criminal or misdemeanor record. There are five openings at the Municipality, and admission is by competitive process.
A second case has been registered in Buenos Aires without going through the courts. A trans man was able to change the birth certificates of his two children to reflect his new name.
Through the role of the judicial facilitator, four trans activists in Paraguay are available to help their peers navigate a hostile labyrinth of complaints, police stations, and frequent police abuse. At least 57 trans women have been murdered in the country since the end of the last dictatorship in 1989. Excluded and subjected to violence by an hostile judicial system, Paraguayan trans women have opted for a new strategy: joining forces with it.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet led a ceremony yesterday at La Moneda Palace to support the rights of the LGBTI community. This took place within the framework of the "Agreement for Equality," which the State signed with the Movement for Homosexual Liberation and Integration (Movilh) following a legal dispute.
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