Following several reports of attacks on Ecuadorian transvestite and transgender migrants in the Buenos Aires neighborhood of Once, Judge Andrea Danas ordered a police detail and a patrol car to be stationed in the area where three attacks occurred in the last month.
The new legislation is historic and was announced through the official legislative gazette. "It is the first law that recognizes sexual orientation and gender identity, protecting our physical integrity." Photos: Courtesy of Esteban Marchand and Presentes archive. From today onward, discrimination based on sex, sexual orientation, and gender identity is considered…
Nicolás Dujovne, Argentina's new finance minister, deleted a discriminatory tweet from his account yesterday regarding LGBTQ+ activist Diana Sacayán. Various organizations and leaders of the community are demanding that he "retract his discriminatory statements and apologize to the entire community." [News updated today at 3 PM] (#BUENOSAIRES) — The Commission of Relatives and Comrades for Justice for…
Avery Jackson, a nine-year-old transgender girl, graces the cover of the January issue of National Geographic magazine. The edition, dedicated to gender issues, sparked both praise and controversy. How do people involved with transgender children view this cover?
The transgender employment quota law in the province of Buenos Aires, championed by activist Diana Sacayán, was passed in 2015 but still lacks implementing regulations. At the national level, several bills are currently before Congress. So far, municipalities are leading the way, with ordinances passed in 13 localities. At the provincial level, Salta, Entre Ríos, and Corrientes are closest to enacting a law that guarantees a basic right: employment.
The country still lacks an official observatory for victims of hate crimes based on gender identity. Figures collected by various organizations in 2016 indicate at least 16 transphobic murders: more than the total number of hate crimes against LGBTQ+ people reported in 2015 in the report by the Argentine Homosexual Community (CHA).
She was last seen on Wednesday night, December 21st. After an extensive search, her colleagues from OTRANS Argentina found her asking for food at a bakery in the Congreso neighborhood of Buenos Aires yesterday at noon. #BUENOS AIRES# After four days of intense searching by members of the OTRANS organization…
A young trans woman was illegally detained in her home and then sexually assaulted by several police officers, whom she reported. The investigation went to trial without regard for the victim's basic rights. The same court that convicted another young woman, Belén, for a miscarriage, in this case avoided convicting the police officers…
#Gritazo: a visual chronicle of an unforgettable afternoon for the trans and travesti movement. Photos by Ariel Gutraich
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