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Voters reject effort to roll back transgender rights in Uruguay

Voters reject effort to roll back transgender rights in Uruguay

A ballot-box effort to roll back transgender rights in Uruguay failed to draw enough voters to the polls to trigger a national referendum, reports reuters, prompting LGBT+ rights supporters to declare victory on Monday over the conservative-backed initiative. Fewer than 10% of eligible voters came out on Sunday in support of the effort, which sought […]

August 6, 2019Comments Off on Voters reject effort to roll back transgender rights in UruguayRead More

Michelle Suarez: “It’s a dubious honor” to be the first transgender Uruguayan Senator

Michelle Suarez: “It’s a dubious honor” to be the first transgender Uruguayan Senator

Lawyer and activist on sexual diversity, Michelle Suarez was elected alternate senator for the Communist Party spoke of her adolescence. Source El Observador.com. Lawyer and activist on sexual diversity, Michelle Suarez, will be the first trans enter Parliament as a legislator. This activist who participated in the drafting of the law admitted that equal marriage […]

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