Delfina Martínez

Delfina Martínez is a Uruguayan LGBT activist. Martínez works to recognize and maintain transgender rights in Uruguay. She is also involved in the intersection of art and activism.

Delfina Martínez
Delfina Martínez (on the left) at a march in 2019.
NationalityUruguayan
OccupationLGBT activist
Known forWork to recognize and maintain transgender rights in Uruguay

Biography

Martínez knew at a young age that she was transgender.[1] She decided to transition at age 21, and subsequently lost her job which led to her moving to Buenos Aires.[1] In Buenos Aires, she was hired as a sex worker, and later became an activist for transgender rights.[1] Martínez moved back to Uruguay and joined the Union Trans del Uruguay (UTRU) in 2015.[2][1]

In 2018, she was part of the fight against the repeal of Ley Integral para Personas Trans, which protects transgender people in the country.[3] She had previously campaigned to help establish the law.[4]

Martínez curated and coordinated the third Semana de Arte Trans (SAT) in Montevideo in 2019.[5] The work showed art from artists in Uruguay and outside of the country.[5]

References
  1. Gutiérrez, Estrella (2018-11-12). "Ser trans en Uruguay, la historia de Delfina Martínez". IPS Agencia de Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  2. O'Connell, Joseph (2017). Somos Mas: We Are More (PDF). Translations by Pedro Feijo. Winston Churchill Memorial Trust. pp. 27–28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  3. "Delfina Martínez "Hay alivio de poder seguir en esta construcción de la democracia"". Montevideo Portal (in Spanish). 5 August 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  4. Carrasco, Adriana (2 August 2019). "En Uruguay un plesbicito tramposo pone en peligro la ley de identidad de género". PAGINA 12. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  5. "Artistas de cuatro países exponen en Montevideo por la Semana de Arte Trans". La Conexion USA (in Spanish). 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
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