In Uruguay, it's called the "March of Diversity" and not the LGBT Pride March (as in other countries) since 2006, when it sought to unite other struggles with the mobilization. In Montevideo, LGBT groups began marching in 1993.
In Uruguay, it's called the "March of Diversity" and not the LGBT Pride March (as in other countries) since 2006, when it sought to unite other struggles with the mobilization. In Montevideo, LGBT groups began marching in 1993.
I, who am not trans, never experienced a radical sense of alienation from my body, nor was I rejected by my family because of my sexual orientation. During my adolescence, I spent my mornings at school, my afternoons with friends, and my evenings at home. I started working at a young age, but that didn't prevent me from completing my higher education.
Uruguay has had a gender identity law since 2009, but it is limited to changing the name on identity documents. Until now, there has been no law that guarantees the rights to health, housing, and employment for transgender people. Therefore, a comprehensive transgender bill has been drafted, which includes these rights as well as historical reparations for survivors.
This article is published in partnership with the Uruguayan newspaper La Diaria. The Uruguayan LGBT Chamber of Commerce was created in 2015 by ten businesspeople working in the tourism and communications sectors, “with a focus, above all, on the LGBT community,” the Chamber’s vice president told La Diaria.
In Uruguay, the trans population experiences multiple situations of vulnerability while the comprehensive law for trans people remains in the drawers of Parliament.
Montevideo's Trans Art Week took place between April 9th and 15th. This initiative aims to give visibility to trans people and foster connections for their artistic and cultural development.
From Monday, April 9 to Sunday, April 15, musicians, dancers, designers, illustrators, documentary filmmakers, actors, photographers and activists from Uruguay, Argentina, Mexico, Brazil and Germany, will display their art in different cultural venues in the city, as part of Trans Art Week (#SAT2018).
Today at 10 a.m., Michelle Suárez was sworn in as Uruguay's first transgender senator. She took office as the alternate for Senator Marcos Carámbula, of the ruling left-wing coalition, Frente Amplio. She is a lawyer, an LGBT activist, and is 33 years old.
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