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A historic trial begins for the transvesticide of Diana Sacayán
The trial for the transphobic murder of Amancay Diana Sacayán begins on March 12. It will be the first time the courts have referred to it as a "hate crime based on gender identity."
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#SantaFe: A young trans woman was murdered, burned, and thrown into a garbage dump.
Sol's charred body was found in a garbage dump in Recreo Sur on Wednesday. She had been dead for two days. The Santa Fe justice system denies her self-identified gender and officially refers to her by the initials of her male name. This is the second transphobic murder in the province in just over a month: on February 8, Cuqui Bonetto was murdered in Rincón.
#8M "We want them to respect our gender identity and stop killing us"
Lesbian, bisexual, and trans women were highly visible at the #8M march through downtown Asunción. They were among the more than 6,000 women who demanded equal pay and recognition of domestic work and caregiving, and who protested against harassment and workplace violence, among other demands.
#8M Why trans and transvestites march: "We can't stop because we don't have jobs"
By the Lohana Berkins Collective, we, transvestites/trans women/Indigenous women/Indian women/Muxes/Weyes/Black women/Afro-descendants, from Latin America and the Caribbean, our Abya Yala, declare today, #8M: Our average life expectancy is 32 years, and the reasons for all our deaths are preventable. We are far from…
A man disfigured and tried to strangle a young trans woman in Florencio Varela.
On Saturday, February 17, in the early morning, Milagros “Mili” Duarte (37 years old), a trans woman studying Social Work at the National University Arturo Jauretche (UNAJ) and a sex worker in Florencio Varela, was savagely beaten by a client when she tried to collect payment for her services at her home in the San Jorge neighborhood.
The trial for the transphobic murder of Diana Sacayán has been postponed: it now begins on March 12.
The public trial for the murder of Diana Sacayán, a trans activist and human rights defender, was scheduled to begin this Friday, February 16. However, today the Criminal and Correctional Court No. 4 of the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires announced that the start date has been postponed until next month. The first hearing will be on March 12.
“A Fantastic Woman,” starring a trans actress, is nominated for best foreign film at the Oscars.
The Chilean film directed by Sebastián Lelio and starring Daniela Vega will compete at the Oscars for best foreign film on March 4th.
Camila Sosa Villada: “Being trans is in itself a form of activism”
Actress, writer, playwright, singer, Camila Sosa Villada became known for her starring role in Javier Van De Couter's film "Mía." But much more followed: her own documentary, television appearances, and extensive theater work.
Concern over request to release the accused of trying to kill a trans activist
Human rights organizations expressed concern over the decision by prosecutor Ana Medina, head of UFI 1 in La Plata, to grant Leonardo Mendoza early release. Mendoza, 25, was arrested and charged with attempting to murder Claudia Vásquez Haro, a trans activist and president of Otrans Argentina.
Prosecutors seek life imprisonment for those accused of the murder of Natalia Sandoval, a trans woman killed in Mendoza
The Mendoza Public Prosecutor's Office has requested life sentences for two young men accused of murdering Natalia Sandoval, a 35-year-old transgender woman. Natalia worked as a secretary and was brutally murdered last year in a carjacking. The verdict will be announced next week.