Uruguay has failed at a popular consultation to repeal the right of trans people

The integral law for Trans people in Uruguay it will remain in effect after a consultation to advance a referendum to repeal it will not reach this Sunday, August 4 the floor of 25% of the membership of the electoral list.

This weekend, the electoral court of the neighboring country had installed some 3,000 voting circuits, which was not mandatory. Proponents of the initiative were expected to gather 650,000 votes, or 25% of those entitled to vote, for a referendum to be called after the October elections. However, nearly 18 years old, the percentage of voters who approached was only 8%.

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"The Uruguayan people have expressed themselves, said yes to rights and equalization.The Uruguayan people is committed to defending human rights and that is what gives me the most joy, "he said. Colette Spinetti, a spokesman for the trans collective, who said there were many people who were working "against a conservative and retrograde speech, who wanted to impose their lies and did not succeed."

On its own, the sponsor of the referendum, Carlos Iafigliola, evangelical leader of the National Party party, said that he did not rule out the possibility of trying to abrogate parliamentary means. "Trans-law violates the principle of equality by granting transbaduals special rights. Transbaduality is not a source of special rights, unlike heterobaduality, said Iafigliola, according to media reports L & # 39; Observer

What does the standard say

The Comprehensive Law for Transgender People in Uruguay was pbaded by the Uruguayan Parliament in 2018. It establishes the difference between gender identity and gender expressionand commits public agencies to fulfill a quota of 1% of annual state holidays with transbaduals.

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In addition, it grants economic reparations to persons violated by the dictatorship (1973-1985) and makes the name change in the piece of identity an administrative procedure. The text also authorizes the possibility of hormonizing a minor without the consent of his parents, devotes the inclusion of the trans community in educational centers and reserves places for scholarships and student aid.

"The bodies, agencies and institutions that award scholarships and student grants at the national and departmental level, regardless of their source of funding, should provide for 2% quotas for transgender people", states Article 17. .

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