Yuliana Aguilar is the first trans woman in the country to access public employment through the trans job quota. As of yesterday, she is working at the Day Center for the LGBTI Collective in Venado Tuerto, the second city in the province of Santa Fe to approve the project, after Rosario.
The goal is to find collective solutions for comprehensive job placement. This work is being carried out by the Municipality of Gualeguaychú, through the Ministry of Labor, thanks to a project funded by the World Bank.
A father shared his story on Twitter about his youngest son's transition, and his words quickly went viral. This is the family behind that story: how a mother, a father, and a sister are supporting a child who, three months ago, told them, "I'm a trans boy, and I want you to accept me for who I am."
After three children, three marriages, thousands of cartoons, and several awards for her creative work, cartoonist Laerte abandoned the mandate of male identity and transitioned at age 60. A recently released Netflix documentary explores her story from a personal, intimate, and political perspective.
"The Butterfly Revolution" is an investigation into the living conditions of the transvestite and trans population in the City of Buenos Aires. A decade later, it updates the path begun by "The Quest for One's Own Name," a landmark book by trans activist Lohana Berkins and philosopher Josefina Fernández, who also coordinated this publication.
Argentine photographer and trans activist Flor Guimaraes began her activism under the tutelage of Lohana Berkins and found in photography a way to resist and give visibility to her fellow trans women. Her exhibition “Furia Travesti” (Trans Fury), which has been running for several months, will conclude at the Library of Congress in conjunction with the presentation of her book “La Roy. Revolución de una trava” (La Roy. A Trans Woman's Revolution).
Claudia Vasquez Haro reports that her attacker broke into her home last night in the La Loma neighborhood of La Plata. He was armed with a rolling pin, a knife, and a bottle. He kept saying, "I'm going to kill you," while beating her. The investigation is being handled by Prosecutor's Office No. 1.
This came to light through a report submitted by the organization OTRANS Argentina to the United Nations Committee against Torture. The report details how transgender and transvestite women, primarily in the Province of Buenos Aires, are detained and mistreated by the police. It also denounces the conditions of their detention.
Four years after the crime and following several irregularities in the case, the Santa Fe court granted the request of the family of Vanesa Zabala, the young trans woman who was brutally murdered in Reconquista, Santa Fe province: her four sisters will be allowed to join the case as plaintiffs. A date for the trial has not yet been set.
Interview with Meredith Russo, the author of *If I Were Your Girl*. This young adult novel tells part of her story as a transgender teenager. It received several awards and was chosen as "one of the 50 books every teenager should read."
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