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Carla Rivero, Rosario's first trans director: "Education is the only way to eradicate hate"
After 28 years as a teacher, Carla Rivero is the director of School No. 79 “Republic of Paraguay” in Tiro Suizo, southern area of Rosario (Santa Fe).
Transfeminicide in Mexico City: Mónica Jiménez Belmont "didn't kill herself, she was killed"
Mónica Jimenez Belmont was 41 years old. Her death was reported on March 31, Transgender Day of Visibility. Family members and activists denounce revictimization and omissions in access to justice.
Transphobia Trial in Córdoba: Accused of attempted murder of Maxim Tabari acquitted
Ten years ago, Maxim Tabari, a young trans woman, survived an attempted femicide. She was left with lifelong consequences. She fought for ten years to obtain justice. The accused was acquitted but convicted of minor injuries to a police officer.
Elections in Paraguay: What indigenous women demand of candidates
The needs of Indigenous communities are rarely addressed in political campaigns, nor are their demands heard. Presentes spoke with leaders Daniela Benitez and María Luisa Duarte.
Hate attack: Two trans women and three non-binary people attacked in Mexico City
They also claim that judicial and police authorities tried to discourage reporting of the incident.
Hate speech and misinformation about trans people after the Nashville shooting
Disinformation in the days following the shooting fueled transphobic rhetoric. This comes amid a political and social climate in which the lives and human rights of transgender people are being violated in the United States.
They march for land, health and education for peasants and indigenous people in Paraguay
8,000 people from peasant and indigenous organizations mobilized in the 29th Peasant March to demand the fulfillment of the Agrarian Reform and the cessation of criminalization.
They denounce illegal arrests and the criminalization of activism in Yucatán
A judge declared two of the arrests during the Water March in Yucatán illegal. Organizations have denounced the systematic criminalization of activism in the state.
What it's like to be a trans person in competitive sport
The demands placed on transgender people when competing in sports are increasing. Mara Gómez, the first transgender woman to play professional soccer in Argentina, and Anna Scappini, a runner, share their experiences.
She survived a transphobic hate crime and fought for 10 years to be heard by the justice system.
In 2013, Maxim Tabari, a young trans woman living in Traslasierra (Córdoba), suffered an attack from which she survived, though with lasting injuries. LGBTIQ+ organizations denounce police and judicial negligence.