{"id":12757,"date":"2020-01-28T16:10:22","date_gmt":"2020-01-28T16:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/race01.wp\/resources\/raza-e-igualdad-celebra-el-nombramiento-de-personas-trans-en-cargos-publicos-en-colombia-y-condena-actos-de-discriminacion-basados-en-genero-u-orientacion-sexual\/"},"modified":"2023-05-10T11:26:48","modified_gmt":"2023-05-10T11:26:48","slug":"raza-e-igualdad-celebra-el-nombramiento-de-personas-trans-en-cargos-publicos-en-colombia-y-condena-actos-de-discriminacion-basados-en-genero-u-orientacion-sexual","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/raceandequality.org\/es\/resources\/raza-e-igualdad-celebra-el-nombramiento-de-personas-trans-en-cargos-publicos-en-colombia-y-condena-actos-de-discriminacion-basados-en-genero-u-orientacion-sexual\/","title":{"rendered":"Raza e Igualdad celebra el nombramiento de personas trans en cargos p\u00fablicos en Colombia y condena actos de discriminaci\u00f3n basados en g\u00e9nero u orientaci\u00f3n sexual"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On December 26, 2019, the mayor-elect\nof Manizales, a city in the Colombian department of Caldas, announced\nthat\u00a0the well-known trans activist Matilda\u00a0Gonzalez would\u00a0lead\nthe city\u2019s Office of Women\u2019s and Gender Affairs.\u00a0Gonzalez holds a law\ndegree from the University of the Andes and a Master of Laws in international law\nfrom American\u00a0University.\u00a0She has worked for the Inter-American\nCommission on Human Rights (IACHR)\u2019s Rapporteurship on the Rights of LGBTI People,\u00a0the\nLGBTI rights organization Colombia Diversa<\/em> and the Office of Childhood\nand Adolescence in the Colombian Family Welfare Institute. \u00a0In addition,\nshe has consulted for the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and\nIntersex Association (ILGA) and for the International Network of Civil\nLiberties Organizations (INCLO).<\/p>\n\n

In another groundbreaking\nappointment, the mayor-elect of Bogot\u00e1 recently named Deysi Johana Olarte\nNavarro as the city\u2019s Deputy Director of LGBTI Affairs.\u00a0As a political\nscientist at the National University of Colombia, Deisy studied gender-based\nviolence,\u00a0national and international\u00a0policies\u00a0on transgender issues.\nShe is also recognized for her extensive career as a grassroots activist, working\nwith\u00a0trans\u00a0people\u00a0in Kennedy, Ciudad\u00a0Bol\u00edvar\u00a0and\nSanta\u00a0Fe, which are all among Bogot\u00e1\u2019s most marginalized areas.<\/p>\n\n

In Colombia, transgender people\nnot only suffer daily acts of direct violence and discrimination but also face prejudices\nthat limit their access to work, education,<\/ins> and health.\nIn turn, they suffer criminalization, segregation, marginalization,<\/ins>\nand poverty.\u00a0The\u00a0appointments of these trans women\u00a0represent breakthroughs\nfor equity, diversity, and inclusion.\u00a0As directors of important public\nbodies, Ms. Gonzalez and Ms. Olarte will have the power to formulate and\nimplement public policies that seek to guarantee\u00a0the\u00a0rights\u00a0of\u00a0women\nand\u00a0LGBTI people. Race\u00a0and\u00a0Equality\u00a0celebrates and encourages\nthe appointment of\u00a0people\u00a0with\u00a0diverse gender identities to\nexecutive positions. Such appointments are an opportunity to transform society\u2019s\nimage of what is possible,\u00a0put the human\u00a0right to political\nparticipation into practice, and advance the rights of the entire LGBTI\npopulation in Colombia.<\/p>\n\n

However, there is still much to\ndo.\u00a0Conservative groups in Manizales responded to Ms. Gonzalez appointment\nwith a campaign that filed more than 2,500\u00a0petitions to the Mayor’s Office\nasking for her dismissal.[1]<\/a>\nThe groups claim that\u00a0Matilda\u00a0is not suitable for the role because\nshe was not \u2018born biologically as a woman,\u2019 a discriminatory argument ignoring\nthe reality that\u00a0there are many different possibilities for gender\nidentity.\u00a0Women\u2019s life experiences, including their experiences of gender,\nare all different, making it impossible to judge their gender based only on the\nsex assigned to them at birth.\u00a0Several bodies, including the Colombian Constitutional\nCourt,[2]<\/a>\nhave recognized that\u00a0a person\u2019s internal and individual experience of\ngender differs from biological sex and that an environment which prevents\nsomeone from expressing their gender identity violates their dignity and their\nright to freedom of expression.<\/p>\n\n

Race and Equality rejects any\nform of discrimination that seeks to limit the rights of transgender people and\nurges national, regional,<\/ins> and local leaders to appoint people of\ndiverse sexual orientations and gender identities to public office, especially to\nthe offices responsible for promoting and guaranteeing the rights of the LGBTI\npopulation.<\/p>\n\n

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[1]<\/a> Conservative groups request the resignation of the\nWomen\u2019s Secretary of Manizales: https:\/\/www.eltiempo.com\/colombia\/otras-ciudades\/grupos-conservadores-piden-renuncia-de-matilda-gonzalez-en-manizales-452142<\/a><\/p>\n\n

[2]<\/a> See<\/em> Colombian Constitutional Court decisions T-143\n(2018), T-804 (2014), T-363 (2016), T-476 (2014) and T-562 (2013), among\nothers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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