Marce J. Butierrez

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  • The Time for Revolution is Now!

    OMG! After months of intense work, I finally have a real, physical copy of my book in my hands! 😭✨I am absolutely thrilled to officially introduce: The Time for Revolution is Now! A Social History of Trans and Travesti Argentina.

    This book is a curated collection of my previous articles published in Spanish, now translated into English. Let me tell you: translating your own work is an entirely different beast! It felt like rewriting the project from scratch, shifting perspectives, and uncovering deeper meanings along the way.

    At its heart, this collection reflects my journey as a journalist and trans researcher, woven together with the powerful history of activism and trans experiences in Argentina. I won’t get into all the nitty-gritty details just yet—this is just a joyful, informal shout-out to celebrate a massive milestone in my career and a lifelong dream come true. 🥂📖

    The book is available here with special discount: using the code PRESALE you will obtain 25% off. It’s also available in Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org and other digital catalogs.

    Full description here!

“Every year on March 24, when Argentina commemorates the National Day of Memory for Truth and Justice, human rights organizations protest in front of Congress and the Pink House, the two central government buildings in Argentina. During these demonstrations young LGBT people hold signs demanding the recognition of the 30,400 disappeared people, an unexpected and marvelous legacy of the liberal, controversial, democratic, and empathetic work of an American rabbi who prayed with his legs.”

Red Rabbi Turns Pink: Marshall Meyer’s Influence on the Debate over Four Hundred Disappeared LGBT People in Argentina – AJS Perspectives / Winter 2024

About Marce Butierrez

Marce Joan Butierrez is a scholar whose research encompasses anthropology, journalism and history. In 2024, she was employed as a Research Fellow at the Frankel Institute of Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan. She is currently the Chair of the Sexualities Studies Section at the Latin American Studies Association. As a journalist she was a regular contributor to the digital publications Moléculas Malucas and LatFem. She was also a columnist for the newspaper Página/12.