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She was banned from entering a bowling alley because her hair wasn't "feminine".

Today, the young woman filed a complaint with the LGBT Ombudsman's Office in the City of Buenos Aires. "It's important to put a stop to it and not normalize it," she said. A map compiled by INADI (National Institute Against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism) revealed that nightclubs are the places where people feel most discriminated against. Paula Cáceres is from Tierra del Fuego and lives…

Tucumán: No Justice for Celeste

A young trans woman was illegally detained at her home and then sexually abused by several police officers, whom she reported. The investigation went to trial without considering the victim's basic rights. The same court that convicted another young woman, Belén, for a miscarriage, in this case avoided convicting the police officers…

#5 questions to Juan Tauil: Sentime Dominga

A lysergic chanson. High and low notes alternate, subverting all generic rigidity. The songs, full of humor and popular references, become a platform for stories that wander along the edges of the contemporary. Presentes asked five questions to the chronicler, documentarian, and all-around performer Juan Tauil, in the context of the presentation of "Medicada." On Sunday the 29th…

Jáuregui wrote: "I carry you here like a mark on my body"

Twenty years after the death of the Argentine icon for the fight for LGBTI rights, the book Here We Are. Carlos Jáuregui, Sexuality and Politics in Argentina, collects his unpublished texts, journalistic articles, photos and archives, but also snapshots of his intimacy, activism and legacy. Compiled by Gustavo Pecoraro, writer and journalist, and edited by the Buenos Aires City Legislature, it features valuable contributions and perspectives from Martín de Grazia, Diana Maffia, Ernesto Meccia, Mario Pecheny, Mabel Bellucci, Cesar Cigliutti, Marcelo Ferreyra, Alejandra Sardá, Héctor Anabitarte, Osvaldo Bazán, Ilse Fuskova and Alejandro Modarelli, as well as texts from Buenos Aires legislators -Andrea Conde (FpV), Roy Cortina (PS), Maximiliano Ferraro (CC-ARI), Pablo Ferreyra (FpV) and Patricio del Corro (PTS-FIT)- and the Deputy Head of Government of the City, Diego Santilli.

Jáuregui wrote: "I carry you here like a mark on my body"

Twenty years after the death of the Argentine icon for the fight for LGBTI rights, the book Here We Are. Carlos Jáuregui, Sexuality and Politics in Argentina, collects his unpublished texts, journalistic articles, photos and archives, but also snapshots of his intimacy, activism and legacy. Compiled by Gustavo Pecoraro, writer and journalist, and edited by the Buenos Aires City Legislature, it features valuable contributions and perspectives from Martín de Grazia, Diana Maffia, Ernesto Meccia, Mario Pecheny, Mabel Bellucci, Cesar Cigliutti, Marcelo Ferreyra, Alejandra Sardá, Héctor Anabitarte, Osvaldo Bazán, Ilse Fuskova and Alejandro Modarelli, as well as texts from Buenos Aires legislators -Andrea Conde (FpV), Roy Cortina (PS), Maximiliano Ferraro (CC-ARI), Pablo Ferreyra (FpV) and Patricio del Corro (PTS-FIT)- and the Deputy Head of Government of the City, Diego Santilli.

In photos: #PrideMarch2016 in Buenos Aires

Thousands marched and danced in the rain, from Plaza de Mayo to Plaza de los Dos Congresos, to celebrate 25 years of an increasingly powerful struggle. The celebration for rights demanded: #StopTransMurders #StopInstitutionalViolence #AntiDiscriminationLawNOW #NotOneLess #TransEmploymentQuota #RecognitionIsReparation #Abortion #FreeMilagroSala #RealEquality #LegalizationOfHomeCultivation #SecularState. [gallery columns="1" size="full" ids="460,459,461,463,462,464,465,467,466,468,469,473,474,470,471,475,472"] Follow us on:…

25 years of pride and politics in the streets

“Stop institutional violence and the murders of trans people, and we need an anti-discrimination law now!” were the most repeated slogans at the 25th Pride March in Buenos Aires. The downpour didn't dampen the celebration. For nine hours, thousands of people marched and danced, in columns or individually, on floats and under umbrellas, to celebrate…

#Pride2016: Why we march

On an afternoon that began with torrential rain in Buenos Aires, thousands of people from organizations for sexual diversity, political parties, and self-organized groups walked, danced, and sang from Plaza de Mayo to Congress. A quarter-century after the first Argentine LGBTI Pride March, Presentes asked: Why…