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Ten years since the transvesticide of Amancay Diana Sacayán
“When you see a transvestite person who becomes political and builds in their territory, that's a lot. That's Diana,” her brother Say told us.
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The Court dismissed the appeal for the transvesticide of Diana Sacayan: what does it entail?
In October 2020, the National Court of Cassation dismissed the aggravating factor of hate crime in the transfemicide of Diana Sacayán. The Prosecutor's Office asked the Supreme Court to uphold this aggravating factor; the Court chose not to rule on the matter.
How does the Argentine justice system handle cases of transvesticide?
The rulings in 8 transvesticide cases demonstrate that the justice system has made little progress in applying a gender perspective when investigating.
Thousands of people marched against transvesticide, transfemicide, and transhomicide in Buenos Aires
More than 5,000 people marched to protest violence and demand a law for historical reparations and the effective implementation of the employment quota. See Presentes' coverage.
The Plurinational Meeting of Women, Lesbians, Trans, Transvestites, Bisexuals and Non-Binaries once again debates the agenda.
After two years, thousands of women, transvestites, trans people, and Indigenous women will once again gather en masse in San Luis. A story woven from debates.
The prosecution is seeking a conviction for transvesticide in the trial for the murder of Alejandra Salazar Villa
The trial was scheduled for March but was postponed until August. The investigation indicates it was a gender-based hate crime.
Ten years since the Argentine Gender Identity Law, a milestone that changed the lives of thousands of people
Ten years ago, trans and travesti activists achieved the passage of a groundbreaking law. The progress made and what remains to be done.
Letter from Mapuche activist Moira Millán to Diana Sacayán on LGBT+ Pride Day
Diana, I remember the day we met: we looked at each other and recognized each other, both of us with indigenous faces, I perceived you as a sister of this copper-colored Indo-America.
It was a transvesticide: two years after the historic sentence for the murder of Diana Sacayán
This comic explains why the June 18, 2018 ruling that sentenced the perpetrator of the transvesticide of Diana Sacayán to life imprisonment is historic.
Perspectives on the verdict in the Diana Sacayán transvesticide case
To reflect on the implications of the landmark ruling in the Diana Sacayán transphobic murder case, the Center for Legal and Social Studies (CELS), together with the Justice for Diana Commission, organized a discussion. The speakers emphasized the need to continue working with the ruling so that it continues to have a significant impact and contribute to shaping the political agenda.