Argentina IDAHO Report 2013

May 17 in Argentina was marked with a range of activities, various of them focussed on themes of education and bullying. The Comunidad Homosexual Argentina marked the launch of the high profile nationwide anti-bullying campaign, “More Inclusion Without Bullying” which features various Argentinean actors and actresses. The Statue of Liberty in Buenos Aires was dressed in the colours of the rainbow flag, and the participatory photo project “Views of Diversity” also marked the year’s commemorations.

Report also available in Spanish.

Poster from the CHA anti-bullying campaign

School anti-bullying campaign on sexual orientation and gender identity

The Comunidad Homosexual Argentina (CHA, Homosexual Community Argentina) launched a campaign against bullying, which inaugurated the national campaign: “More inclusion without Bullying”. The campaign features the participation of various actors and actresses through several photographs, which seek to represent sexual diversity in education.

Day for Sexual Diversity in Nicolás Avellaneda College

Teachers and members of the organization 100% Diversity and Rights conducted various workshops throughout the school day in which students discussed respect for sexual diversity in the classroom and the deconstruction of heterosexuality as inescapable rule.

Buenos Aires Statue of Liberty dressed in the rainbow flag

As a demonstration of support for freedom of sexual choice, and part of the Global Rainbow Flashmob initiative, a group of protesters dressed the Statue of Liberty in Buenos Aires in the colors of the rainbow flag.

Photographic exhibition “Views of Diversity”

The Argentinean Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Trans people inaugurated the exhibition “Views of Diversity,” a collective photographic exhibition, with contributions from amateur photographers on the theme of human rights and sexual diversity.

Media reports:

• Pagina 12: Campaña contra el acoso a la diversidad
• El Comercial: Jornada por la diversidad sexual en colegio