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."
Following the attack on a trans woman in Córdoba—filmed by the assailants and widely shared on social media—trans activist Violeta Alegre writes about the sexist violence perpetrated against women's bodies and questions why the struggle and outrage are not equal for all victims. Are some bodies worth more than others?
A group of young men attacked a transgender woman in Córdoba and filmed it in the General Paz neighborhood, near the city's civic center. The attackers posted the video this week on their social media accounts as a "joke," sparking outrage among some of their contacts, who then shared it widely.
The census being conducted in Chile does not take gender identity into account. Organizations denounce the exclusion of transgender and non-binary people. "The slogan of the 2017 Census, 'Everyone Counts,' is false, as long as our communities continue to be excluded and killed because of their gender," writes Niki Raveau, director of Fundación Transitar.
Lucas is seven years old and two years ago he clearly told his mother, "I'm a boy." With family support and guidance, this child is navigating these changes with spontaneity, despite encountering barriers from the State, which is not fully complying with the Gender Identity Law. Presentes interviewed Ivana, his mother, and spoke with leaders of transgender children to tell his story.
During an Easter ceremony, a priest in Trelew washed the feet of twelve people, including a trans woman. Brenda Manchot, a trans woman who lives in that city, questions the act performed in the name of inclusion in this opinion piece.
Trans activist Violeta Alegre writes about the femicide of Micaela García, describing the feelings of pain and powerlessness that overwhelmed her and her companions last Saturday. "While they continue killing us, our bodies bear the collective wounds and become our own."
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