The debate lasted weeks, and the project was approved with four votes in favor and two against. Transgender people will be able to occupy 0.5% of the positions in the municipality.
It is organized by the Rosario Social Development Secretariat and the Rosario Culture and Education Secretariat of the Municipality of Rosario, through the Rosario Sexual Diversity Area and the Rosario Municipal Publishing House.
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 principal of Dorrego School, a public institution in the municipality of Morón, reprimanded a pair of girls for holding hands during recess. When their colleagues confronted him, the principal responded that he had a gay friend but wouldn't allow him to kiss another man in front of his son. This sparked an immediate reaction from the faculty and students.
The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR) invited 43 countries and 91 organizations to submit opinions on LGBTI rights standards. Argentina was represented by Cien por Ciento Diversidad y Derechos (One Hundred Percent Diversity and Rights). Greta Pena, its president, included in her presentation a text by writer Claudia Piñeiro on marriage equality.
The members of the "Feminist Bisexualities" collective met during the 2011 National Women's Meeting in Bariloche and decided to organize a parallel workshop. By the following year, "Women and Bisexualities" was included in the official workshop program of the Meeting, and that was just the beginning.
The National Day for the Freedom and Acquittal of Higui began in front of the San Martín Courthouse and culminated in a large rally in front of the National Congress, led by the family of Eva Higui de Jesús. They were joined by more than 500 people. The event coincided with the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia.
On the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, more than one hundred people from various organizations gathered in front of the San Martín Courthouse to demand the release and acquittal of Eva Higui de Jesús. At 5 p.m., a rally led by her family took place in front of Congress.
Tomorrow there will be rallies, soccer matches and open radio broadcasts in different parts of Argentina to demand the release and acquittal of Eva Analía “Higui” de Jesús, imprisoned since October, accused of homicide, after she defended herself against an attempted gang rape and fatally wounded one of the aggressors.
Argentine photographer and trans activist Flor Guimaraes began her activism under the tutelage of Lohana Berkins and found in photography a way to resist and give visibility to her fellow trans women. Her exhibition “Furia Travesti” (Trans Fury), which has been running for several months, will conclude at the Library of Congress in conjunction with the presentation of her book “La Roy. Revolución de una trava” (La Roy. A Trans Woman's Revolution).
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