Representatives of the trans community mobilized yesterday in front of the Public Prosecutor's Office to demand justice for the murder of Pamela Tabares, who was shot five times and killed on Wednesday. The Province will be a plaintiff in the case. They are asking anyone who last saw her to come forward to the Prosecutor's Office with any information.
Two years after the murder of Laura Moyano, hundreds of people marched yesterday in downtown Córdoba to demand justice for Laura and to say #StopTheMurderingOfTransPeople: the State is responsible. LGBTQ+ activists, along with family members and neighbors, marched in the afternoon to the Patio de Olmos, where they read a jointly drafted statement, which we reproduce below.
Yahajaira Falcón is a human rights activist and, for the past two years, an official in the Public Defender's Office of the City of Buenos Aires. She tells us about her experience holding a public office, analyzes the reality of trans and travesti people at risk of homelessness, and how the community is reorganizing itself in the face of increased police repression.
With the trans employment quota law stalled in the Salta legislature, groups of trans women and men have created their own alternative: they've formed a cooperative offering services such as design, tutoring, construction, painting, and technical support for phones and computers, among others. The initiative has been very well received. They plan to expand their services soon and include trans people from other towns.
The inclusive clinic at Castro Rendon Hospital in Neuquén provides free surgical procedures and hormone treatments, without requiring health insurance. In addition to guaranteeing rights established in the gender identity law, for many transgender people it is their first access to healthcare.
The Frida Integration Center provides shelter to transgender, transvestite, and cisgender women experiencing homelessness in Buenos Aires. One of its coordinators, Florencia Montes Paez, spoke with Presentes about the relationship between gender, sexuality, class, and the right to housing. Today, this center has twice as many people on its waiting list as last year.
The same week as the #StopTransMurders movement, five trans women and transvestites died due to a lack of access to comprehensive healthcare. Three of them died in less than 24 hours. They were between 29 and 40 years old; three were Argentinian, one Ecuadorian, and one Dominican. We tell you who they were.
Niki Raveau, a historian and trans activist, attended the anti-LGBTQ+ demonstrations that took place yesterday in Santiago, Chile. She was physically present and engaged with the participants, who told her they were against “gender ideology.” Here she chronicles the day and reflects: How long will we have to endure all these insecure and cowardly pastors, legislators, and leaders who incite death?
The ordinance was unanimously approved, and 1% of the more than 8,000 positions in the Municipality of Mar del Plata will be reserved for transgender people over 18 years of age who have completed primary school. It was also established that the rainbow flag will be flown at public buildings four times a year.
Ximena Lorens and Alma Dos Santos are the two young trans women selected to work at the National University of Mar del Plata (UNMP). They are 24 years old and passed the competitive examination for maintenance and security positions with scores of 8 and 9.25, respectively. They are currently undergoing pre-employment and psychophysical examinations.
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