Chile’s Oscar for ‘A Fantastic Woman’ Bolsters Gender Identity Bill
The actress Julianne Moore, who won an Academy Award in 2015, urged her Twitter followers in February to "Run, don’t walk, to see A FANTASTIC WOMAN starring the magnificent @danivega." The actress Helen Hunt,
another Oscar recipient, called Ms. Vega "Spectacular Bravisima." Apumanque, high-end shopping mall in Santiago, made Ms. Vega the face of its advertising campaign last year, an eyebrow-raising move.
Oscars said that She cleared the path for us to have a more open mind.
" Ms. Bachelet, who championed gay and transgender rights during her second term in office, wrote in a Twitter post on Monday morning.
that The award fills us with pride, not only because it recognizes a high caliber film, but a story about respect for diversity that serves us well as a nation,
Enrique Pi said that Politicians can’t just celebrate the artistic aspect
and refuse to take ownership of the reality that transgender people in our country face,
By ERNESTO LONDOÑO and PASCALE BONNEFOYMARCH 5, 2018
SANTIAGO, Chile — A bill that would give transgender Chileans the right to change their name
and gender marker in official documents had been advancing at a glacial pace since a handful of lawmakers introduced it in May 2013.
" Senator Juan Pablo Letelier, one of the original proponents of the bill, said it was drafted with narrow aims.
that The outgoing and incoming governments must assume their responsibility to defend the human rights of transgender people.
