“Transvestite, trans, sexogen diversity organizationsIt isrica, halfinethical, social, student and trade unions we summon to the streets to mobilize before the cfromI say repressive of Julio Garro who seeks to criminalize our identities”indicated the organizers of the mobilization that began around 11:30 a.m. in the heart of La Plata and cut off the intersection of 7 and 49 for about an hour, for which reason traffic in the area was complicated and had to be redirected by community agents .
as announced They demand that the Municipality carry out “comprehensive policies” and “effectively and urgently comply with the implementation of the Travesti Trans Labor Quota”.
The mobilization comes amid the strong controversy unleashed by the move to the Red Zone, an initiative promoted by local authorities to try to deepen controls around the practice of prostitution in the city and curb the wave of crimes that are denounced from the residents of El Mondongo, where it is currently located.
THE PROJECT
As reported by the Commune days ago, The corresponding tasks have already begun to finalize the transfer and for this reason the Ministry of Security and the different actors in the sector have been informed, including organizations that bring together sex workers and local, provincial and national public bodies..
Unlike the area where the red zone is currently developed, which is not precisely delimited and causes various inconveniences to the residents of the place, The new location will specifically include the section that extends between 52nd and 55th streets on 122nd avenue, where a police checkpoint currently operates.
Along these lines, it was indicated that the relocation is part of the provisions of the Citizen Coexistence Code approved in 2021 and will take place after sustained meetings and repeated instances of dialogue between community authorities, neighbors, entities and public bodies. In these working groups, the Municipality of La Plata stated that the various location alternatives suggested by the parties would be taken into account, as long as they did not cover areas for residential use. However, in the absence of proposals, he finally advanced with his own.
