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Peru: Four actions by the trans population against an anti-rights state
Demonstrations, networks, and presentations to the prosecutor's office are some of the actions taken by the trans population in response to the lack of progress from the state.
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Uruguay's trans law: reparations pensions will begin to be paid today
Approximately 30 subsidies of 12,400 pesos each were approved.
Campaign to repeal trans law in Uruguay fails: there will be no referendum
The pre-referendum against the Comprehensive Law for Trans People did not obtain the votes of 25% of the electoral register, therefore there will be no referendum to repeal the law.
This Sunday, Uruguay will vote to repeal the trans law.
On Sunday, August 4, there will be non-compulsory elections to hold a referendum and repeal the trans law in Uruguay, which was regulated in April.
Uruguay's trans law: there will be a pre-referendum to abolish it
Through his Twitter account, Congressman and presidential hopeful Carlos Iafigliola of the National Party announced that enough signatures had been gathered to call for a pre-referendum to repeal the Comprehensive Law for Transgender People. “I just received confirmation from the Electoral Court that the signatures we submitted have been validated; we reached 2%…”
Campaign to repeal Uruguay's trans law reached enough signatures for pre-referendum
Carlos Iafigliola, a pre-candidate for the National Party, presented nearly 70,000 signatures to the Electoral Court on Monday to file a referendum appeal to repeal the Trans Law, approved last year in Uruguay.
Campaign launched to repeal Uruguay's Comprehensive Trans Law
National Party deputies Carlos Iafigliola and Álvaro Dastugue launched a campaign today to repeal the Comprehensive Law for Trans People through a referendum, under the slogan "We are all equal."
I, who am not trans
I, who am not trans, never experienced a radical sense of alienation from my body, nor was I rejected by my family because of my sexual orientation. During my adolescence, I spent my mornings at school, my afternoons with friends, and my evenings at home. I started working at a young age, but that didn't prevent me from completing my higher education.
The Uruguayan Senate is discussing the comprehensive trans bill
Uruguay has had a gender identity law since 2009, but it is limited to changing the name on identity documents. Until now, there has been no law that guarantees the rights to health, housing, and employment for transgender people. Therefore, a comprehensive transgender bill has been drafted, which includes these rights as well as historical reparations for survivors.