Based on the annual report in which the Argentine Homosexual Community (CHA) documented the murders of six transvestites and transgender people, and seven gay men, Presentes investigated the current status of each case. The results revealed disparate treatment: a few cases nearing trial, others shelved, a lack of evidence, and resistance from the system to classifying them as hate crimes. Investigation:…
A hearing was held at the Court of Appeals to request that the investigation into the transphobic murder of Diana Sacayán not be closed. For three hours, LGBTQ+ activists demonstrated outside the courthouse demanding justice. The Court is expected to issue a ruling in the coming days, before the judicial recess. (#BUENOSAIRES) – Under a blazing sun, representatives…
Vicente Vera, 48, was insulted and stabbed on Saturday in front of his house. There were already records of homophobic attacks against the couple by one of the assailants. This is the ninth hate crime in Chile since 2012. On Saturday, December 17, at 4:00 p.m., Vicente Vera…
The young man from Corrientes set social media ablaze this week when he recounted how authorities at Saint Patrick's School wouldn't let him attend his graduation dressed as he wanted. The organization 100% Diversity and Rights filed a complaint with INADI (National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism) and shared statistics on school bullying based on sexual orientation. It had been six months since…
Leaders of LGBTQ+ organizations are demanding a thorough investigation into the murder of Amancay Diana Sacayán, a trans woman. They are calling for a mobilization on December 20, when the Court of Appeals will decide whether the investigation will continue or be closed and sent to trial. (#BUENOSAIRES) – Argentine organizations representing LGBTQ+ groups expressed their strong support and also their concern for…
The Front for the Health of People Living with HIV—comprised of various organizations—is demanding urgent action to address the shortage of medications, reagents, and condoms. In a demonstration outside the National Ministry of Health, they denounced the government's absence in prevention and treatment policies. The minister promised to meet with them between today and tomorrow. The Front for the…
The Front for the Health of People Living with HIV—comprised of various organizations—is demanding urgent action to address the shortage of medications, reagents, and condoms. In a demonstration outside the National Ministry of Health, they denounced the government's absence in prevention and treatment policies. The minister promised to meet with them between today and tomorrow. The Front for the…
Today, the young woman filed a complaint with the LGBT Ombudsman's Office in the City of Buenos Aires. "It's important to put a stop to it and not normalize it," she said. A map compiled by INADI (National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism) revealed that nightclubs are the places where people feel most discriminated against. Paula Cáceres is from Tierra del Fuego and lives…
The Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies passed the Comprehensive Protection Law for Women Against All Forms of Violence, but without mentioning the word "gender" in the text or including transgender women. That same day, December 6, a transgender woman was shot and killed in Ciudad del Este. Since 1989, Paraguay has recorded…
The march, organized in Plaza de Mayo by human rights organizations, denounced, among other urgent issues, the increase in institutional violence against working-class communities, young people, and migrants. Trans and travesti people added their urgent demands: a trans job quota, the right to work, to health, and to education. On International Human Rights Day…
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