Karina Urbina

That same year, she presented a bill to Alberto Pierri, a member of the Justicialist Party and then-President of the Chamber of Deputies, that would see the laws regarding changing gender identity established; though she never received a response.

[2] On 7 May 1991, Urbina first publicly protested in front of the National Congress of Argentina, calling for the legal recognition of her gender and a repeal of article 91 of the Penal Code, which criminalised gender-affirming surgery.

The Court ultimately did not make a ruling due to declaring that the case had expired; however, arguments were still held between the justices, which was seen as a significant step in relation to the campaign for the legal recognition of the gender of trans Argentines.

[4] TRANSDEVI's regular protests in front of the National Congress were supported by other organisations across the political and social spectrum, including the Argentine Homosexual Community; Gays for Civil Rights; the Grandmothers of the Plaza de Mayo; the Service, Peace and Justice Foundation, chaired by Adolfo Pérez Esquivel; and the Delegation of Israeli Associations of Argentina, among others.

[11] Since 1994, TRANSDEVI has published a monthly bulletin, La Voz Transexual ('The Transsexual Voice'), which covers transgender issues including abortion, anticlericalism, antifascism, HIV/AIDS and feminism.