Trans imaginaries in rites of passage: symbolism and power
"Valuing and protecting people who build bridges, tear down borders, mend tears and heal cracks is something we should learn from other cultures."
"Valuing and protecting people who build bridges, tear down borders, mend tears and heal cracks is something we should learn from other cultures."
Emilia, a 25-year-old trans activist and artist, was murdered on Wednesday in Panguipulli, southern Chile. Days earlier, a street artist was shot and killed in the same area during a police operation.
How far have we allowed transphobia to advance in Mexico that now “feminist marches” are being called to prevent trans populations from accessing rights?
For the fourth time, the Congress of the Mexican state of Puebla is delaying legislation on a proposed reform to the Civil Code that seeks to guarantee the right to identity for transgender people.
Alejandra Menjívar and Erick Iván Ortiz will compete on February 28 in the national elections.
"I want to emancipate myself from Christmas, like Mica surely does from her uncle and the imposed mandates; as children deserve; like all my trans and travesti comrades who on this hegemonic date are stripped and forced into the gathering," writes Violeta Alegre.
Mara Gómez became the first trans woman footballer to play in the first division in Argentina.
On December 11, 2020, Claudia Vásquez Haro became the first trans/travesti woman to earn a doctorate from a public university in Argentina.
Trans activist Mia Retacco, 26, was attacked in her home by a boy with whom she had a relationship.
On November 11, the Inter-American Court of Human Rights will address the responsibility of the State of Honduras for the extrajudicial execution of Vicky Hernández, a trans woman and human rights defender.