April 9, 2025

"Transphobia is not a phobia, it is not an illness."

Violeta Alegre, a trans researcher and artist, questions the use of the term "phobia" when talking about hatred against subjects and identities.

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January 11, 2023

Argentine television doesn't want trans romances

Transvestite activist Violeta Alegre reflects on how transvestite and trans people, despite the rights they have gained, continue to be excluded from mass spaces.

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September 9, 2022

LGBT+ people know the impact that hate speech has on lives

Following the attack on Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, the social debate intensified on an issue that has been concerning us for several years now…

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August 28, 2018

What do we mean when we talk about "cis"?

The neologism and technical term 'cisgender' was introduced in 1991 by the German psychiatrist and sexologist Volkmar Sigusch. Since 'trans' identities existed, there also had to be…

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May 29, 2018

Mocking Zulma Lobato is mocking all transvestites

"For most media outlets, our transvestite or trans identity is disposable and ridiculable," writes Violeta Alegre.

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