Current Version
| Region | Argentina |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Jan 16, 1953 |
| End Date | May 9, 2012 |
| Description | Since 1953, various provinces have passed discriminatory laws targeting LGBTIQ+ people and their expressions, starting with Catamarca. Laws would begin to be repealed in the 1990s and continued into the 21st century with Formosa being the last province to repeal such laws in 2012. During the military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983, LGBTIQ+ people faced extreme persecution with the junta harassing people for their sexual orientation or gender identity. |
| Sources | https://agenciapresentes.org/2019/03/24/memorias-lgbt-en-dictadura-en-la-clandestinidad/ https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/lib-docs/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/Session1/AR/CHA_ARG_UPR_S1_2008_ComunidadHomosexualArgentina_uprsubmission_S.pdf https://insurrectasypunto.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6698:argentinaformosa-derogo-los-articulos-del-codigo-de-faltas-que-criminalizan-la-homosexualidad-y-el-travestismo-&catid=3:notas&Itemid=3 |
Revision History (3)
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Fixing the entry.
Helpful?
0 | Old Value | New Value (Current) | |
|---|---|---|
| Value | State-enforced | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | State-enforced | Varies by Region |
| Start Date | Mar 24, 1976 | Jan 16, 1953 |
| End Date | Dec 9, 1983 | May 9, 2012 |
| Description | During the military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983, LGBTIQ+ people faced extreme persecution with the junta harassing people for their sexual orientation or gender identity. | Since 1953, various provinces have passed discriminatory laws targeting LGBTIQ+ people and their expressions, starting with Catamarca. Laws would begin to be repealed in the 1990s and continued into the 21st century with Formosa being the last province to repeal such laws in 2012. During the military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983, LGBTIQ+ people faced extreme persecution with the junta harassing people for their sexual orientation or gender identity. |
Show Difference | ||
| Sources | https://agenciapresentes.org/2019/03/24/memorias-lgbt-en-dictadura-en-la-clandestinidad/ | https://agenciapresentes.org/2019/03/24/memorias-lgbt-en-dictadura-en-la-clandestinidad/ https://www.ohchr.org/sites/default/files/lib-docs/HRBodies/UPR/Documents/Session1/AR/CHA_ARG_UPR_S1_2008_ComunidadHomosexualArgentina_uprsubmission_S.pdf https://insurrectasypunto.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6698:argentinaformosa-derogo-los-articulos-del-codigo-de-faltas-que-criminalizan-la-homosexualidad-y-el-travestismo-&catid=3:notas&Itemid=3 |
Show Difference | ||
edited by DaisyGeekyTrans. Removing federal law for now due to regional variances in censorship that I'm still looking into.
Helpful?
0 | Old Value (Original) | New Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Federal Law | Yes | No |
created by DaisyGeekyTrans
Helpful?
0 | Original entry | |
|---|---|
| Status | State-enforced |
| Federal Law | Yes |
| Start Date | Mar 24, 1976 |
| End Date | Dec 9, 1983 |
| Description | During the military dictatorship from 1976 to 1983, LGBTIQ+ people faced extreme persecution with the junta harassing people for their sexual orientation or gender identity. |
| Sources | https://agenciapresentes.org/2019/03/24/memorias-lgbt-en-dictadura-en-la-clandestinidad/ |