Argentina has been rocked by a controversial decision that has sparked widespread outrage. The President of Argentina has recently signed a decree that prohibits gender-affirming care for individuals under the age of 18, according to a statement from a presidential spokesperson in Buenos Aires. This decree was issued following a significant outcry from the LGBTQ+ community in response to President Javier Milei’s speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he criticized “wokeism,” feminism, and made derogatory remarks about homosexuals, equating them with pedophiles.
In a move that has stirred intense debate, Manuel Adorni, the presidential spokesperson, revealed that the government is repealing a provision of the 2012 gender identity law that permitted gender-affirming practices with the consent of parents or guardians. The government, led by the far-right president, expressed its view that the enforcement of gender ideology on children through coercion or force amounts to child abuse. A subsequent government statement emphasized that children lack the cognitive maturity necessary to make decisions regarding irreversible processes such as these.
The decision has triggered a wave of reactions and concerns both within Argentina and internationally. For more news and updates on developments in Latin America and the Caribbean, you can follow the Associated Press at https://apnews.com/hub/latin-america.
