Two teenage girls were sitting with their legs intertwined in Alsina Square in Morón when four police officers confronted them, demanding they separate. A witness saw this, filmed it, and asked the police why they had acted that way. They replied that it was because they were "indecent exposure" and that it wasn't "moral" because there were minors in the square.
Laura Dominique Pilleri was serving a prison sentence when she became the first woman in Córdoba to obtain an ID card recognizing her gender identity. A trans woman, activist, writer, university student, and sex worker, she died in October 2015. This installation at the National University of Córdoba—also accessible online—commemorates her life and struggles with the slogan: “No one knows what a body is capable of.”
To commemorate its 33rd anniversary, the Argentine Homosexual Community (CHA) presented the book "Trans Childhood," declared of social interest in the field of Human Rights by the Legislature of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. They also reviewed the "titanic victories" achieved throughout their history.
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.
During an Easter ceremony, a priest in Trelew washed the feet of twelve people, including a trans woman. Brenda Manchot, a trans woman who lives in that city, questions the act performed in the name of inclusion in this opinion piece.
Eva Higui de Jesús was arrested almost six months ago for defending herself against a sexual assault by a group of men. What are the results of the psychological evaluation she underwent, and why are they crucial to the case? Will they appeal her pretrial detention?
When he was 15, Daniel Arzola suffered his first homophobic attack: someone tried to set him on fire and burned his genitals with cigarettes. Ten years later, this Venezuelan artist in exile became an activist, founding the global campaign “I’m Not Your Joke,” which even reached Madonna herself. While in Buenos Aires, he spoke with Presentes about his story and his “encounter” with Carlos Jáuregui.
Trans activist Violeta Alegre writes about the femicide of Micaela García, describing the feelings of pain and powerlessness that overwhelmed her and her companions last Saturday. "While they continue killing us, our bodies bear the collective wounds and become our own."
Dressing in men's clothing was one of the strategies many lesbians and women used for years to access forbidden spaces. Today, those who transform into Drag Kings represent masculine bodies to fight against gender-based violence in educational workshops, plays, marches, and everyday life scenes.
This was stated by Carolina Abregú, a representative of the Gender Advocacy Office in Malvinas Argentinas, who is in constant contact with the family of Analía de Jesús, detained at the San Martín police station since October 16. Higui is accused of "simple homicide" after defending herself against a group of men who attacked her for being a lesbian and attempted to rape her. In an interview with Presentes, Abregú referred to the letter Higui sent her from jail last January, which has recently gone viral.
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