LGBTQ culture in Argentina

This article is about general LGBT topics in Argentina. For LGBT rights, see LGBT rights in Argentina. For the history, see LGBT history in Argentina.
LGBT in Argentina
Montage of LGBT people in Argentina
From top, left to right: an indigenous transgender female in Viedma, Río Negro in 1902; activists Raúl Soria and Carlos Jáuregui in the cover of magazine Siete Días in 1984; portraits of the "Princesa de Borbón", a famed travesti of the Buenos Aires gay scene, c. 1911; the Frente de Liberación Homosexual in 1973; a group of transgender activists in 1998, including Lohana Berkins (left) and Claudia Pía Baudracco (right); and a crowd at the Buenos Aires pride march of 2018.

LGBT in Argentina refers to the diversity of practices, militancies and cultural assessments on sexual diversity that were historically deployed in the territory that is currently the Argentine Republic. It is particularly difficult to find information on the incidence of homosexuality in societies from Hispanic America as a result of the anti-homosexual taboo derived from Christian morality, so most of the historical sources of its existence are found in acts of repression and punishment.[1] One of the main conflicts encountered by LGBT history researchers is the use of modern concepts that were non-existent to people from the past, such as "homosexual", "transgender" and "travesti", falling into an anachronism.[2] Non-heterosexuality was historically characterized as a public enemy: when power was exercised by the Catholic Church, it was regarded as a sin; during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when it was in the hands of positivist thought, it was viewed as a disease; and later, with the advent of civil society, it became a crime.[3]

According to the Pew Research Center, 76% of Argentine people believe homosexuality should be accepted in society as of 2020, the highest-ranking Latin American country in the list.[4] In 2021, a survey conducted by Ipsos found that 69% of the Argentine population support LGBT visibility and equality, the highest number on the list after Spain's 73%.[5] The country—especially Buenos Aires—is regarded as a top destination for LGBT tourism,[6][7] and in 2020, the Spartacus International Gay Guide listed it as the fifth most gay-friendly travel destination, the highest-ranking country in Latin America and second in the Americas after Canada.[8]

  1. ^ Sebreli, 1997, p. 275
  2. ^ Goldwaser, Nathalie (2012). "Construcción de los proyectos nacionales decimonónicos a través de la diversidad sexual. Un estudio comparado entre el Río de la Plata y Nueva Granada" [Sexual Diversity in the Construction of Nineteenth Century National Projects: a comparative study between Río de la Plata and Nueva Granada]. Revista CS (in Spanish) (10). Cali: Universidad Icesi: 277–310. doi:10.18046/recs.i10.1361. ISSN 2011-0324. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  3. ^ Justo, Marcelo; Bazán, Osvaldo (July 22, 2004). "Argentina: una historia gay" (in Spanish). BBC Mundo. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  4. ^ Poushter, Jacob; Kent, Nicholas (June 25, 2020). "The Global Divide on Homosexuality Persists". Pew Research Center. Retrieved July 7, 2021.
  5. ^ Boyon, Nicolas (June 9, 2021). "LGBT+ Pride 2021 Global Survey points to a generation gap around gender identity and sexual attraction". Ipsos. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  6. ^ "Gay Argentina". International LGBTQ+ Travel Association (IGLTA). Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  7. ^ Gallagher, Tim (June 28, 2021). "Which countries are best for LGBTQ+ travellers?". Euronews. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "Turismo LGBTI+: Lugares para viajar tranquilo y con orgullo". Generación M. El Mostrador (in Spanish). June 28, 2021. Retrieved July 9, 2021.