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).
Claudia Vasquez Haro reports that her attacker broke into her home last night in the La Loma neighborhood of La Plata. He was armed with a rolling pin, a knife, and a bottle. He kept saying, "I'm going to kill you," while beating her. The investigation is being handled by Prosecutor's Office No. 1.
The court rejected the request for the release of Eva "Higui" de Jesús. Her lawyer said it was a "discriminatory and sexist" measure and that she will appeal the decision. The family and the Justice for Higui Working Group are calling for a National Day of Action for Higui's Freedom and Acquittal on Wednesday, May 17.
This came to light through a report submitted by the organization OTRANS Argentina to the United Nations Committee against Torture. The report details how transgender and transvestite women, primarily in the Province of Buenos Aires, are detained and mistreated by the police. It also denounces the conditions of their detention.
Four years after the crime and following several irregularities in the case, the Santa Fe court granted the request of the family of Vanesa Zabala, the young trans woman who was brutally murdered in Reconquista, Santa Fe province: her four sisters will be allowed to join the case as plaintiffs. A date for the trial has not yet been set.
Meanwhile, in Argentina, in front of the Malvinas Argentinas Prosecutor's Office, the crowd demanding freedom for Higui de Jesús also brought the demand for justice for Nicole Saavedra, a Chilean woman murdered ten months ago. In Chile, a group of self-organized lesbians gathered on Wednesday in front of the Argentine Embassy in Santiago to demand justice for Higui.
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