The neologism and technical term "cisgender" was introduced in 1991 by the German psychiatrist and sexologist Volkmar Sigusch. Since "trans" identities existed, there also needed to be a way to name people who identify with the sex assigned to them at birth. The prefix "cis" (which comes from Latin) means "this side" or "on this side."
Luisa Hernández is a family court judge. After a long and difficult process, she was able to adopt a six-month-old baby with a disability and little chance of ever learning to walk. Today, Josefina is 11 years old, a trans girl who has undergone numerous diagnoses, walks, and challenges Luisa daily, making her question her own beliefs and convictions.
Luisa Hernández is a family court judge. After a long and difficult process, she was able to adopt a six-month-old baby with a disability and little chance of ever learning to walk. Today, Josefina is 11 years old, a trans girl who has undergone numerous diagnoses, walks, and challenges Luisa daily, making her question her own beliefs and convictions.
By Lara Bertolini. Days ago, crime reporter Ricardo Canaletti initiated and maintained a transphobic exchange on air with entertainment panelist Cecilia Absatz on the cable channel TN. The pretext was a discussion of the new Netflix series, “The House of Flowers.” The Mexican telenovela, which revolves around…
Diversity scored a victory in the primary elections held by political parties in four US states. In Vermont, Christine Hallquist became the first transgender woman to be selected as a candidate for governor in the country. Hallquist, 62, won the nomination on Tuesday to compete for the governorship in the primary election…
Inequality in Latin America can be even greater when societal structures exclude and perpetrate violence based on gender identity or sexual orientation. This is the reality faced by many Peruvian trans women, which is why they decide to migrate to other cities to escape discrimination: in order to have a life.
Argentine comedian Lizy Tagliani, one of the most visible trans people in the country, talks with actress Vale Licciardi about #LegalAbortion; how the media reports on LGBT issues; what she thinks about #InclusiveLanguage and why the murders of transvestites and trans people are #Transvesticides and #Transfemicides.
Employment quotas continue to be implemented in Argentina. The city council of San Isidro, in the province of Buenos Aires, approved an ordinance establishing that 1% of public positions must be filled by transgender, transsexual, and gender-diverse people.
In the context of the debate on the Gender Identity Law, the Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation (Movilh) released the results of the Identity Survey, the first national survey on the trans reality applied in person and electronically to 326 people over 14 years of age.
In this radio segment, which airs every Monday after midnight on "No se puede vivir del amor" (You Can't Live on Love), we discuss the homophobic attack suffered by Hermann, an acting student, in La Plata, and the reports from LGBTQ+ organizations regarding violence against LGBTQ+ people. We also talk about television and trans people, and about the columns written for "Presentes" by trans activist Quimey Ramos and Gabriela Mansilla from Niñeces Libres (Free Children).
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