Delfina Martínez

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

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.

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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b "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.