Victoria Stéfano, a trans communicator, writes: “We shipped her with Diego Maradona, we sat her at Mirtha's table, we saw her naked, angelic, unattainable. We desired her secretly and openly, and we burned her at the stake of transphobia and HIV/AIDS in the 90s. The trans girlfriend of Argentinians. The incomparable. The Mare. Cris Miró.”
Lourdes Ibarra was 36 years old. A defender of transgender rights, she died in the Palpalá hospital, where she had been mistreated so many times and where she had worked tirelessly against discrimination. She was honored yesterday with a communal meal and criticism of the Jujuy provincial government. The police attempted to issue her a citation for the ceremony.
Pop singer Leo García reported on his social media that he was beaten up early Tuesday morning in General Rodríguez, Buenos Aires province, "for being homosexual."
This September 12th, Argentina is holding its Open, Simultaneous, and Mandatory Primary Elections (PASO). For the first time, non-binary people with a rectified National Identity Document (DNI) that respects their gender identity will be able to vote.
In front of the Casa Rosada, self-organized transvestites and trans people requested an audience with President Alberto Fernández to ask for urgent compensation for elderly women.
Winfried Fallon, a 24-year-old non-binary person, recorded a video while being beaten by a group of people. They were yelling “fucking faggot” and “you were born a man, not a woman.”
Emma and Thiago Leis were about to rent an apartment in Buenos Aires, but when they told the owner about Emma's transition, he backed out.
A teenager wanted to change his ID, but his father refused to sign it for over a year, citing religious reasons. He took legal action.
United for Music is the federal project that transvestite, trans and non-binary artists created in the middle of the quarantine in Argentina and has already released 10 songs in a virtual album.
Activists warn of an environmental catastrophe and a breeding ground for future pandemics.
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