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Jujuy: Three men arrested for attacking a trans woman
The attack occurred on December 31st in the municipality of Monterrico. Three men assaulted a 22-year-old transgender woman, breaking her jaw.
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Interview with Marcela Tobaldi: “For years, transvestites only saw themselves as prostitutes”
Trans activist Marcela Tobaldi reflects on the living conditions of her companions, the practice of prostitution, and the debts owed by the State in a country like Argentina where progress has been made in laws and policies, but the reality remains genocidal for this population.
Sex work, prostitution and oil in Patagonia: what a Mapuche anthropologist investigated
Meli Cabrapán Duarte is a Mapuche social anthropologist. She investigates the many facets of extractivism in Patagonian oil-producing regions. "It not only affects the environment, but also transforms social relations."
Six men kidnapped and tortured a young trans woman in Paraguay
The victim is 22 years old, a sex worker, and fears for her life.
"The fate of trans children cannot be prostitution."
We should unify our struggles. Just as various feminist spaces shout "girls, not mothers," we should shout "transvestite trans girls, not prostitutes," because they are simply girls.
Marlene Wayar's video columns: prostitution
In this installment, Marlene Wayar talks about prostitution: a debate that divides feminisms.
Marlene Wayar's video columns: why orality?
In a series of columns, transvestite activist Marlene Wayar talks about violence, prostitution and what "the trans gaze" means.
#Argentina: They opened a hair salon to help people leave prostitution
Ten transgender migrant women planned how to escape prostitution. They are succeeding at the Las Charapas cooperative hair salon, where they share working hours. They say they have cut expenses, but that their lives have changed. "We breathe fresh air," they affirm.
#Buenos Aires: The courts ordered protection for trans migrants in Once
Following several reports of attacks on Ecuadorian transvestite and transgender migrants in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Once, Judge Andrea Danas ordered a police detail and a patrol car to be stationed in the area where three attacks occurred in the last month.