By Marcela Valente BUENOS AIRES, Feb 21 2013 (IPS) – It’s carnival time in sunny northwest Argentina, and as usual, food vending carts are everywhere. But some of the carts are different this year: they offer food cooked on the … Continue reading →

By Marcela Valente Buenos Aires, May 10, 2012 (IPS) – Under a new law that recognises a broad range of rights for transvestites, transsexuals and transgender persons in Argentina, they will have the right to modify their legal documents to … Continue reading →

By Marcela Valente Buenos Aires, Apr 27, 2012 (IPS) – With 35 students, the first secondary school specifically for transvestites and other members of sexual minorities who face discrimination in mainstream schools opened in March in the Argentine capital. The … Continue reading →

By Marcela Valente Buenos Aires, Aug 4 (IPS) – The endeavour gave a deeper meaning to her life and turned her into an internationally recognised community organiser. Nevertheless, the real wish of Margarita Barrientos is that there would be more … Continue reading →