Alma Fernández, a trans activist, mourns her friend Ayelén Gómez, murdered in San Miguel de Tucumán. There, they experienced the first chapters of the structural poverty that plagues the trans community, and the exclusion that persists even after violent death. "Ayelén couldn't even vote in the primaries; no one cared about her anymore, no one paid her any attention."
Using fictional names, real details, and settings, Fichados: Crónicas de amores clandestinos (Spotted: Chronicles of Clandestine Loves) recovers silenced stories and recounts the brutal persecution of the Buenos Aires police intelligence services against sexual diversity. It raises further debates about LGBT memory and repression.
According to the latest UNAIDS report, Chile has the highest rate of increase in HIV/AIDS cases in Latin America, with 34% of new cases rising. The age group experiencing the greatest increase is between 20 and 29 years old. The head of the National HIV/AIDS Program at the Ministry of Health has just announced that the government will launch a prevention campaign on August 3rd.
We received numerous applications from Argentina, Chile, Peru, and Paraguay. These are the 40 journalists selected for the free online workshop: Tools for Gender-Sensitive Journalism.
Agencia Presentes is offering an online workshop for journalists working in media outlets in Argentina, Peru, Paraguay, and Chile. Two virtual sessions will be held during the third week of July. Space is limited and applications will be selected.
Hundreds of activists bid farewell to and paid tribute to Maite Amaya, the trans activist, feminist, picket line leader, and anarchist from Córdoba. Her life story is a testament to the popular struggles against capitalism and patriarchy, and an example of consistency between thought and action.
Registration is now open for the second workshop in our journalism training series, which begins in June. It will be held at the Rosario Press Union. This free workshop will provide tools for covering issues related to sexual diversity. Space is limited and prior registration is required.
The State-Sponsored Homophobia Report, published by the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA), highlights both progress and setbacks globally and regionally. Institutional violence and religious fundamentalism are emerging as challenges worldwide. In countries that have made progress, such as Argentina, repression has intensified. Meanwhile, 72 countries continue to criminalize sexual orientation.
In June, the Presentes news agency is launching a series of journalism training workshops. The first workshop, free of charge, will provide tools for covering issues related to sexual diversity. It will be held in Buenos Aires, at the Tomás Eloy Martínez Foundation, on Saturday, June 10. Space is limited, so prior registration is required.
Lucas is seven years old and two years ago he clearly told his mother, "I'm a boy." With family support and guidance, this child is navigating these changes with spontaneity, despite encountering barriers from the State, which is not fully complying with the Gender Identity Law. Presentes interviewed Ivana, his mother, and spoke with leaders of transgender children to tell his story.
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