Argentina Dictatorship 1976-83: Persecution of the trans community was common throughout Argentina's history. Illegal hostage-taking, exploitation, rape of the women of the community was common. Read the story of the Argentine military regime, as told by a trans woman.
Argentina Dictatorship 1976-83: Argentina, this country has a very tumultuous history from military rule to the restoration of democracy. Especially if we talk about the transgender community, then during 1976-83 this community was inhumanly tortured. Juliet Gonzalez, a 65-year-old trans woman, recounts the abuse she faced. Says that the army severely brutalized the trans community. It is said that when the army used to enter their cell at night, the trans women used to pretend to be sleeping. Sexual assault, rape, murder was common under military rule.
Gonzalez and four other transgender women fought a long battle against those army officers. In the month of April, he also testified against the army officers in the court. Even after the restoration of democracy in 1983, the brutality with this community did not decrease in the country. However, gradually the situation changed. Now here the government is trying to connect this community with the main stream.
brutality against the trans community under military rule
For example, the government wants to make a law on giving pension to trans people above 40 years of age. Some opposition are opposing it. In the month of April, the people of the community also took to the streets in support of this bill. Gonzalez says that “I have always felt the consequences. I was young then.
The Argentine military regime kept him abducted for a month. severely abused them. Another woman from the community, 56-year-old Patrika Alexander Riva, recalls the brutality meted out to her. She tells that she was only 14 years old when in 1981, the army kept her hostage for five days. Exploited them, raped them.
Things are changing now in Argentina
In Argentina, however, things are now changing. A few decades ago, the government here implemented the Gender-Identity Act. Under this, rules were made that any citizen can change his gender on the document without permission. Recently a law was enacted under which 1% government jobs are reserved for the trans community.
Atrocities on this community can be gauged from the fact that illegal detention centers were set up in many parts of the country including the capital during the military rule. Ana Oberlin, a lawyer on behalf of the trans community, says that "they were held hostage, tortured, raped, enslaved, deprived of their freedom and then released."
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