In Argentina, at least three people were rejected by their private health insurance companies when requesting surgeries under the gender identity law, in force since 2012.
There was a time, not so long ago, when the terms 'homosexuality', 'lesbianism', 'bisexuality', 'transsexuality', and 'intersexuality' were not part of our language at all. Therefore, they were not considered identities as they are now.
Adriana González Burgos is a leading figure in the indigenous community of Jujuy. She analyzes the situation within the context of the social protests.
LGBT individuals were victims of torture and other violations committed by the military at the Támara men's prison. Journalists and human rights defenders were attacked on social media through bots.
Natalia's colleagues report that the aggressor tried to bribe the police to let him go free and that hotel staff prevented them from helping their friend while she was still alive.
In 2018, the murder of Cuqui Adriana Bonetto, a trans woman, shocked Rincón. Her killer was sentenced to life imprisonment. The court treated the crime as femicide, not as transfemicide, something that organizations had demanded.
Dozens of news outlets reported as fact that the main suspect in Cecilia's femicide "identified as a woman".
It happened while she was working as a prostitute on Camino de Cintura, in the Province of Buenos Aires. A man viciously attacked her and threw her into a well.
The repression in Jujuy demonstrated that the violence of right-wing sectors today has one objective: indigenous peoples, workers, women and diverse groups.
Repressive incidents are on the rise, with women in Jujuy either as victims or as complainants. Whether at community road blockades or in the provincial capital, they resist and speak out.
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