The National Council for Sexual Diversity, led by the Ministry of Social Development (Mides) of Uruguay, inaugurated Diversity Month 2019, which this year will be celebrated under the slogan "One country, diverse families."
The pre-referendum against the Comprehensive Law for Trans People did not obtain the votes of 25% of the electoral register, therefore there will be no referendum to repeal the law.
On Sunday, August 4, there will be non-compulsory elections to hold a referendum and repeal the trans law in Uruguay, which was regulated in April.
British police announced on Friday that four men between the ages of 15 and 18 were arrested on suspicion of being responsible for the lesbophobic attacks and robbery suffered by a lesbian couple on a London bus on May 30.
Through his Twitter account, Congressman and presidential hopeful Carlos Iafigliola of the National Party announced that enough signatures had been gathered to call for a pre-referendum to repeal the Comprehensive Law for Transgender People. “I just received confirmation from the Electoral Court that the signatures we submitted have been validated; we reached 2%…”
Given the high rates of school dropout among trans people in Latin America, the RIE-LGBTI is launching a regional awareness campaign to highlight the various problems faced by trans children and adolescents inside and outside the classroom.
Given the high rates of school dropout among trans people in Latin America, the RIE-LGBTI is launching a regional awareness campaign to highlight the various problems faced by trans children and adolescents inside and outside the classroom.
Carlos Iafigliola, a pre-candidate for the National Party, presented nearly 70,000 signatures to the Electoral Court on Monday to file a referendum appeal to repeal the Trans Law, approved last year in Uruguay.
With a busy schedule of meetings, talks and speeches, American Angela Davis arrived in Uruguay and will stay until Saturday.
By Denisse Legrand* Photos: Mariana Grief Sofía Saunier is a multifaceted artist who has never been able to make a living from her art. In addition to drawing, painting, and performance art, she is the creator of Transur, an audiovisual project that records the stories of transgender people, like herself, from Uruguay and other parts of the world. “Transur means 'Uruguayan trans people,' but it also…
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