Upon leaving Fiesta Plop, a well-known gay party in Buenos Aires, Emanuel Moyano was refused entry to the bus. “On top of being disabled, you’re a faggot,” the driver of bus number 3004 on line 168, operated by Expreso San Isidro, told him.
March 31, 2018, International Transgender Day of Visibility, will be remembered not only for the resilient struggle of a community discriminated against and plagued by violence, but also for the gestures of historical redress taking place in Latin America. The inauguration of the first transgender mausoleum in Santiago's General Cemetery, an initiative of the legendary organization TravesChile, funded by the International Trans Fund, is the most moving, clear, and eloquent example.
Lesbian, bisexual, and trans women were highly visible at the #8M march through downtown Asunción. They were among the more than 6,000 women who demanded equal pay and recognition of domestic work and caregiving, and who protested against harassment and workplace violence, among other demands.
By the Lohana Berkins Collective, we, transvestites/trans women/Indigenous women/Indian women/Muxes/Weyes/Black women/Afro-descendants, from Latin America and the Caribbean, our Abya Yala, declare today, #8M: Our average life expectancy is 32 years, and the reasons for all our deaths are preventable. We are far from…
Transvestite and transgender people. “Although the allowance was very low, this program was very important because it served as a gateway to employment and training without having to go through a lot of paperwork. Furthermore, that amount counted towards seniority for retirement. For transvestite and transgender people, it's not easy to access…”
Illustration: Florencia Cappella for Presentes. Brazil's Supreme Federal Court ruled yesterday in favor of transgender people changing their name in the Civil Registry. They do not need to have undergone gender reassignment surgery or have judicial authorization, according to the court's website. “We have…
The insights I gained from the conferences were specific and relate to questions I've been asking myself for some time, but which took on a global dimension here: how are LGBTQ+ issues treated in the media? This question opens the door to many other questions.
In a corner of Providencia, very close to Inés de Suárez Park in Santiago, Chile, there's a hair salon almost hidden on the second floor of an old building. It's not just any hair salon. It's an alternative and inclusive space, run by three cheerful young women. In addition to offering the classic services of a beauty salon, they provide exclusive and free image consulting and support to transgender people.
It will be inaugurated on March 31st at the General Cemetery in Santiago, Chile. It is an initiative of TravesChile and the International Trans Fund, which focuses on transgender people living in extreme poverty and without family support.
Photo: Presentes Agency. LGBTI leaders rejected the Mendoza provincial government's initiative to create a database of people from that community: in addition to being discriminatory and persecutory, they consider it a setback in terms of diversity rights. According to a press release from the Ministry of Health, Social Development and…
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