Thousands rally against Milei's 'discriminatory' laws at Argentina's LGBTQ march

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00:00Festive music echoes through the streets of Buenos Aires, but the slogans that follow

00:05it have a more serious tone. Crowds carry messages targeting some of Javier Mele's policies,

00:12which the LGBTQ community considers discriminatory.

00:15It's a privilege that we can march in the streets with the government we have, given

00:20the way the state represses us.

00:22When there's no message to help counter all this hate and instead it's being encouraged,

00:29it's when we need to unite and advocate for our rights and for a bit more acceptance.

00:33We must be able to exist freely.

00:38Javier Mele's government, which has been in power since December, has been turning

00:43its back on the progressive Argentinian society, dissolving the Ministry of Women, Gender and

00:48Diversity, the National Institute Against Discrimination and making budget cuts directly

00:54targeting the LGBTQ community.

00:56Today they don't provide HIV drugs, they don't distribute condoms. This takes us back

01:06to a time of great intolerance that should no longer exist.

01:13The government has proposed a 2025 budget, currently being debated in Congress, suggesting

01:19a 76% cut in funding for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases like HIV, hepatitis and

01:27tuberculosis.

01:29NGOs have denounced this proposal saying public spending cuts already resulted in a shortage

01:35of condoms, pregnancy tests and medications.

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