Trangender workers say Argentina jobs quota a step towards acceptance

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A decree by Argentine President Alberto Fernández published last week in the official Gazette requires that 1.0% of all public sector jobs be set aside for transgender people.

The progress "has come at a price," Thomas Casavieja, who just started a new job in a state-owned Buenos Aires bank, said as he reflected on the belated government efforts to bring LGBT+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) people into the formal employment fold.

But it's a landmark moment for all that, he believes.

"More than just the significance of working, these are real concrete things, like being able to have a pension, having access to health insurance, and to have colleagues that care about you."

Argentina has pioneered minority rights in Latin America, recognizing same-sex marriage in 2010, and passing gender identity laws in 2012.

However, activists say discrimination against the LGBT+ community in the South American country still persists.

At: https://news.yahoo.com/trangender-workers-argentina-jobs-quota-053819870.html

Bank officer Thomas Casavieja at his new job in the state-owned Argentine National Bank, the nation's largest.

A decree signed by President Alberto Fernández establishes a hiring quota for transgender people like himself in Argentina's public sector.

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1. Good idea

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2. Argentina's right-wing Catholics are up in arms

They're already vehemently opposed to the current center-left Fernández administration as it is - and have been leading a Faux News-style media campaign against it domestically and to some extent overseas.

Steve Bannon, I understand, recently dipped his oar in the dispute by visiting Argentina in August - where he reportedly signed on as adviser to far-right former Congresswoman Cynthia Hotton (a running mate on a neo-fascist ticket last year).

Hotton is a very marginal figure in local politics - and with no political chops at all. So my guess is that Bannon is still trying to recruit more high-profile right-wingers such as former Macri-era Security Minister Patricia Bullrich and Macri's 2019 running mate, Miguel Pichetto.

They call Pichetto "Fachetto" in Argentina, due to his unabashed racism and authoritarian streak (luckily, he's got zero charisma).

Pope Francis, I should add, is staunchly against these types of Catholics - and they hate him for it.