Perplexities of trans* rights in Argentine social movements. Practical considerations at the crossroads of epistemology, philosophy of history and ethics.

BLAS RADI; MOIRA PÉREZ

Berlin

Conferencia; Conference Perplexities of trans* rights in Argentine social movements. Practical considerations at the crossroads of epistemology, philosophy of history and ethics.; 2018

Lateinamerika-Institut Freie Universität Berlin

In 2012, Argentina established the human right to gender identity through a law that was considered the most progressive in the world. The letter of this law reflects the meticulous and committed work of activism and has been an example for other legislative processes in the world. In Argentina, however, there are social movements that are still willing to ignore it. Paradoxically, those who do use it as a source of political confrontation, produce social, political and institutional effects that are not always propitious for trans* people, at least not for all. In this presentation we consider the implications that this right has on other ones, in particular the right to asylum and to sexual and (non) reproductive health; and the way in which it relates to realms such as State administration and social movements.