Charly was murdered on May 13th, but neither the justice system nor the press respected his gender identity. “A woman killed another woman” was the headline in the Salta media. The Salta Women's Multisectoral Group filed a request to be a plaintiff in the case and demand that this murder be classified and investigated as a “trans homicide.”
The justice system will investigate the death of Héctor Orlando Arce. He was the victim of a suspected homophobic crime that has shocked the town of Buin, where he lived. Witnesses are being asked to come forward with any information that may help reconstruct the events and identify those responsible.
Based on the annual report in which the Argentine Homosexual Community (CHA) documented the murders of six transvestites and transgender people, and seven gay men, Presentes investigated the current status of each case. The results revealed disparate treatment: a few cases nearing trial, others shelved, a lack of evidence, and resistance from the system to classifying them as hate crimes. Investigation:…
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