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Ayelén Mazzina: ‘Scrapping programmes that protected women is deeply perverse’

16-05-2025 13:49 Former Women, Gender & Diversity Minister Ayelén Mazzina responds to President Javier Milei’s decision to eliminate 13 programmes that were created at the portfolio she previously led during her time in office.

POLITICS & HUMAN RIGHTS

Argentina scraps ‘ideological’ programmes for women, LGBT community

16-05-2025 13:32 Justice Minister Mariano Cúneo Libarona denounces initiatives as “absurd waste” – among defunded programmes are a plan to distribute menstrual hygiene products and another to provide support for families of gender violence victims.

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Marcha Federal del Orgullo Antifascista y Antirracista

Demonstrators challenge Milei with march in defence of diversity

02-02-2025 08:12 President Javier Milei's "anti-woke" remarks at Davos and pushback against diversity policies condemned by protesters in Buenos Aires, dozens of sites nationwide and expats overseas.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Pro-LGBT+ protesters defend diversity with march against Milei

01-02-2025 09:21 Activists take to the streets later today for the 'Marcha Federal del Orgullo Antifascista y Antirracista LGTBQI+,' in condemnation of President Javier Milei's recent remarks tat the World Economic Forum in Davos.

POLITICS

Government attempts to cool backlash to Milei’s Davos remarks

30-01-2025 20:54 Presidential Spokesperson Manuel Adorni denies President Javier Milei branded homosexuals as paedophiles in his World Economic Forum speech as activists prepare to rally for LGBT+ rights.

POLITICS

Government wants to remove femicide from Argentina's Penal Code

24-01-2025 15:48 President Javier Milei's government wants to strip femicide from Argentina's Penal Code, eliminate non-binary IDs and remove quotas for disabled and trans people.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Report: Milei government plans to eliminate non-binary DNIs

28-11-2024 14:57 As part of the libertarian cultural battle, President Javier Milei government is drawing up a decree to prohibit access to non-binary DNI identity documents, which have existed since 2021.

HUMAN RIGHTS

Marchers at Pride criticise Milei's 'discriminatory' laws and policies

02-11-2024 18:25 Revellers voice criticism of President Javier Milei's government as they take to the streets of the capital for the the 33rd LGBT Pride March.

Marcha del orgullo

‘Much more than a march’ – Pride gets political in Milei era

01-11-2024 06:29 The 33rd Pride March in Argentina will take place this Saturday, November 2. But while the celebrations are sure to be joyous, this year’s incarnation will have a more political tone.

by Cimran Naik

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Pope Francis apologises for use of gay slur

28-05-2024 11:14 Pope Francis issues apology for use of a gay slur in a closed-door meeting with Italian bishops last week.

FILM & CINEMA

Director Daniel Burman tackles tradition, gender identity with ‘Transmitzvah’

23-05-2024 14:37 Argentine director Daniel Burman debuts ‘Transmitzvah’ at Cannes film festival. While trans identity needs to be included in cinema, it must not be the be-all and end-all, he explains.

CRIME & SECURITY

Protesters demand justice after lethal arson attack on lesbians

13-05-2024 21:34 Protesters took to streets in Buenos Aires on Monday evening to demand justice in the wake of a deadly attack on four lesbians that left three dead and another fighting for her life.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Against abortion, for LGBTQ rights: Vatican defends 'human dignity'

08-04-2024 16:14 Vatican publishes new text condemning "grave violations of human dignity," listing abortion, surrogacy and gender theory alongside discrimination against migrants and LGBTQ people.