Paraguay lacks gender identity laws, and these therapies are not offered in the health system either, so it is believed that the scope of the WHO reclassification will be even more limited in this country, where access to health for transvestites and trans people faces many barriers.
On June 28 - International LGBTIQ+ Pride Day - transvestite and trans organizations call on everyone to participate in the third national march "Stop transvesticide and transfemicide."
After a legal action brought by the organization TravesChile was rejected, a new criminal complaint was filed against Pablo Andrés Plaza Barra, suspected of killing Paloma on February 14. At 74 years old, Paloma was the oldest transgender person in Chile, and her colleagues allege she was murdered with a blow to the head. The plaintiff will be her son, represented by lawyer Marcela Herrera Luque of the NGO Defensoría Popular (Popular Defense).
Daniela Gutiérrez, 49, died on Monday. Her family alleges that the hospital refused to admit her. Trans and gender-diverse activists say this is not an isolated case. They also denounce media violence, citing the publication of false information by local media outlets and their failure to comply with the gender identity law.
The World Health Organization (WHO) published on Monday, June 18, the new International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11), which will be debated at the General Assembly in May 2019 for adoption by member states. It will come into effect on January 1, 2022. Transsexualism (code HA4Z) is no longer listed under the heading "mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders."
In a historic day for the women's, lesbian, bisexual, transvestite, and transgender movement, after a session that lasted more than 23 hours, the Argentine Chamber of Deputies gave preliminary approval to the bill to legalize abortion. It passed with 129 votes in favor and 125 against.
The play "If You Love Me, Love Me Trans" speaks of desires, unfulfilled dreams, and hard-won victories. It is performed by the 7 Colores Diversidad Theater Company, directed by the trans playwright Daniela Ruiz.
The trans community of Florencio Varela experienced a historic day. The City Council unanimously approved a trans employment quota, establishing that 1% of positions within the municipality and the private sector must be filled by transgender people. Like the provincial law, the ordinance is named after the murdered trans activist, Diana Amancay Sacayán.
Mariana Sepúlveda and Yren Rotela are human rights activists and leaders of Panambí, an organization that defends and promotes the rights of transgender people. Paraguay does not have a gender identity law, but they successfully obtained a court order granting them legal name changes. However, the Paraguayan Public Prosecutor's Office appealed in both cases, and they are now awaiting a ruling. Here they share their stories, two tales of struggle.
Dissident sexualities made their presence felt at the fourth Argentine feminist demonstration #NiUnaMenos that took place in downtown Buenos Aires.
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