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OTD Chile deplores worrying prison situation of trans people

by Equipo OTD | Feb 18, 2019 | Discrimination, Public Politics

Last week we noticed from the press of the case of a migrant trans woman who claims to have been raped by a gendarme in an area of the male prison population in the one that remained deprived of freedom. In OTD Chile, we are concerned that this type of case continues...

Trans first-year student can register with their social name

by Equipo OTD | Feb 18, 2019 | Education, Public Politics

The first trans student from the University of Chile was Vitto Daniel, who enrolled this year using his social name. Thanks to the protocol that currently exists on the campus, he will be able to have his name on the course lists, as well as on the university card and...

Being trans at school, the struggle for recognition and against binarism

by Equipo OTD | Feb 1, 2019 | Education, Trans visibility

The researchers Rhonny Latorre and Arnaldo Salazar published the article “Escolaridad e inclusión: subjetividades trans en el ámbito escolar” (Schooling and inclusion: trans subjectivities in the school environment), the first of a study on the mechanisms...

Santiago Library allows trans people to register with their social name

by Equipo OTD | Feb 1, 2019 | Public Politics, Trans visibility

As of this month, the Santiago Library allows transgender users, who have not changed their legal name yet, to register with their social name. For this, they must show their national or international identity card and request the change to their social name. This...

ILGALAC has acquired legal personality status in Argentina

by Equipo OTD | Feb 1, 2019 | International

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex International Association for Latin America and the Caribbean (ILGALAC) was finally recognized as a legal entity by the Argentine State on 20 November 2018, by Ruling N° 0002083. It is the first time that this regional...