Dear colleagues,

Travestis, transgenders, transsexua= ls and women who have the pleasure of sharing this space with you all celebrate th= is event and above all we celebrate the presence of all Feminisms and all feminists.

We are not, nor do we consider ours= elves to be, new subjects for Feminism. We are a diverse group: travestis, transsexu= als, transgenders, muxes, women, vestidas, parecidas, colitas and the thousand different names that our identities take. We are here because, like all present, we are feminists, each one in her own way and after her own fashio= n.

We are also struggle, resistance, n= ames of our own. We are feminist bodies and passions confronting the patriarchal sy= stem that oppresses us sometimes exactly in the same way and other times in a di= fferent way in which it oppresses every single person, female subject or male subje= ct, who does not fit into its normative parameters of privilege.

We raise the flags of all our strug= gles: for decriminalization of abortion; for the right to decide over our bodies,= our pleasures, our sexualities, our histories, our identities.

We condemn trafficking and exploita= tion of children. We are people who have been placed by patriarchy in situations of prostitution but we do not accept prostitution = as our fate. We demand to be recognized as producers of labour.

We are Feminists of difference and = also of equality, autonomous feminists. Autonomous, with the po= wers to decide over our own bodies, to transform, to transvestite them.

We are lesbians, straight, travesti= s, transsexuals, bisexuals, transgender, intersex. = We are the ones confronting patriarchy every day, in our acts.

We are Black, Indigenous, Jewish and Palestinian women. We are tarts, we are poor, peasants, young, old – = we are Feminists of all the colours in existence.

We reject the criminalization of our identities through repressive laws, contraventional codes, misdemeanor code= s or any other law based on the so-called moral and good customs.

We reject all fundamentalisms, incl= uding our own, those invoking biology as destiny and we invite you all to allow t= he margins of bodies, subjectivities and desires to fade away.

We demand that our history and our = activism against all oppressions be recognized, not only by those who are oppressing= us but also by our comrades in the struggle. We also demand secular states bec= ause we understand that without religion many oppressions will cease to exist.

We demand our right to education, h= ealth, and housing, as inallienable human rights, because to defend the human righ= ts of travestis, transsexuals, lesbians, vestidas, colitas and other women is = to defend human rights.

We celebrate the presence of the ar= tists, and in particular of the cabaret performers in this Gathering, because we believe that humour and irreverence are deeply feminist features.

We thank the more than 300 hundred endorsements to this declaration, of which we mention the following below.<= /span>

And, if you want to endorse our declaration, please send your name and country to lohanaberkins@yahoo.com.a= r

Trans Feminists attending the Gathe= ring:

Belissa Andia Pérez, ILGA, World Trans Secretariat; Instituto Runa (Peru)

Lohana Berkins, Asociación de Lucha por la Liberación Travesti (Argentina)

Hazel Gloria Dave= nport. Humana Nación Trans (Mexico)

Amaranta Gó= ;mez. Organización Binni Laanu (Mexico)

Sharloth Pé= ;rez. Asociación Nicaraguense Trans (Nicaragua)

Vicki Yáñez, Organización por la dignidad trans (Chile)=

Thalia Almenares.= Transaa (Dominican Republic)

Dorian Edith Hérnandez, Comisión Nacional del PRD (Mexico)

Angie Rueda Casti= llo (Mexico)

Glenda Prado. Col= ectivo La Libélula A.C. (Monterrey, México)

Nathalia Marquez (Colombia)

Endorsements

Groups:

Airea na – = Grupo por los Derechos de las Lesbianas (Paraguay)

AMMAR Capital (Ar= gentina)

ASOMUPAR (Colombi= a)

Claustro Sor Juana (Mexico)

Colectivo Cabildeo (Bolivia)

Colectivo Feminis= ta VESPRICAS

Coordinació= ;n de Mujeres del Paraguay

Elige Red de Jóvenes por DD, SS, y RR

Fondo de Mujeres = del Sur (Argentina)

Glonatobon CL

Grupo Feminista 8= de Marzo (Mexico)

Grupo Géne= ro Parral (Mexico)

Grupo Promotor de= los Derechos Políticos de las Ciudadanas (Mexico)

IGLHRC- Latin America and Caribbean= Program (Argentina)

Kuña Roga (Paraguay)

Las Reinas Chulas (Mexico)

LIFS (Peru)<= /o:p>

Movimiento Femini= sta de Nicaragua

Mulabi- Latin American Space for Sexualities and Rights

Organizació= ;n Puerto Rico para Todos.

Programa Democrac= ia y Transformación Global (Perú)

Radio Feminista Internacional (Costa Rica)

Red Mal de Mujeres (Colombia)

RedLAC, de J&oacu= te;venes por DD, SS, y RR

Taller Comunicación Mujer (Ecuador)

Individuals<= /o:p>

Adriana Gallegos = Mendoza (Mexico)

Aidé Sánchez

Alejandra Iglesia= s. “Gayol” (Mexico)

Alejandra Sard&aa= cute; (Argentina)

Alibel Pizarro (P= anama)

Alicia Moscarbi (Argentina)

Alicia Stumpfs (P= araguay)

Alondra Sevilla Jiménez (Mexico)

Amalia Alarc&oacu= te;n (Honduras)

Amalia Cuelvo Taf= ur (Colombia)

Amy Fleig

Ana Cristina González (Colombia)

Ana Francis Mor (= Mexico)

Ana Lilia Marisol Martunec B (Mexico)

Ana Lucía = Ramirez (Colombia)

Ana Luisa Pacheco (Mexico)

Analía Cue= rvo T.

Angélica R= oa (Paraguay)

Bárbara Gr= aner (Brazil)

Beatriz Elena Rod= riguez (Colombia)

Bethsabé Huamán (Peru)

Bettina Valdez Ca= rrasco (Peru)

Bisharú Be= rnal

Camila Zabala (Pa= raguay)

Carla Machado (Br= azil)

Carolina Robledo (Paraguay)

Catalina Garc&iac= ute;a Gutiérrez (Mexico)

Cecilia Cá= rdenas (Bolivia)

Clara Inés= Mazo López

Clara Loera Luna, México D.F.

Claudia Rodr&iacu= te;guez Muñoz (Mexico)

Elena Rojo Almaraz (Mexico)

Elsa Maria Ramos = T. (Mexico)

Elvira Villarreal (Mexico)

Emily Barcklow,

Eugenia Galicia González (Mexico)

Evellyn Flores Ma= yorga, (Nicaragua)

Fernanda Briones = Medina

Fernanda Guerrero (Mexico)

Fioricely Cahay

Francisca Olmedo = (El Salvador)

Gabriela Pineda Hernández (Mexico)

Gabriela Ruiz Gui= llen

Gilda Gallegos Me= ndoza (Mexico)

Gilda Rivera (Hon= duras)

Gina Vargas (Peru= )

Gladys Galarreta = (Peru)

Gloria Careaga, I= LGA General Secretary, (Mexico)

Gloria Maira (Col= ombia)

Graciela Collantes (Argentina)

Grilda Salazar

Indira Garmendia<= o:p>

Ines Ponzo (Urugu= ay)

Irina Bacci (Braz= il)

Judith Grenno (Pa= raguay)

Julia Pérez Cervera (Mexico)

Karina Oaiz<= /o:p>

Lilia Isabel González (Mexico)

Lilia Julieyta López (Mexico)

Lilian Celiberti (Uruguay)

Line Bareiro (Par= aguay)

Lol Kin Casta&nti= lde;eda Badillo (Mexico)

Lucy Garrido (Uru= guay)

Margarita Castro.=

María Anto= nieta Martínez (Mexico)

María Cons= uelo Mejía (Mexico)

Maria Teresa Blandón (Nicaragua)

Marilyn Daza Quin= tanilla (Peru)

Marusia Ló= pez Cruz (Mexico)

Melissa Claros, (Honduras)

Mónica Ara= celi Herrerías Domínguez (Mexico)

Mónica Cor= ona (Bolivia)

Nahomi Galindo (P= uerto Rico)

Nahomi Galindo Ma= laver (Puerto Rico)

Nancy Lysvet Flor= es Castillo (Mexico)

Natali Hern&aacut= e;ndez Arias

Nayte Herná= ;ndez Díaz (Mexico)

Nidia Moreno (Nic= aragua)

Nora Carolina Rod= riguez Sánchez (Mexico)

Norma Vázq= uez

Olga Roelia Ulloa (Nicaragua)

Olivia Raya Rodri= guez. (Nicaragua)

Pamela Chá= vez Juárez (Mexico)

Paola Rosales (El Salvador)

Patria Jimenez Fl= ores (Mexico)

Paula Vázq= uez

Regina Fonseca, (Honduras)

Rocío Rose= ro Garces

Rosa Possa (Parag= uay)

Sandra Alexanders= on M (Mexico)

Silvia Borsellino (Argentina)

Silvia Marta Meraz (Mexico)

Sonia Gonzá= ;lez Ruiz (Mexico)

Soyna Daniels (Me= xico)

Sunny Jesia Maldo= nado Ramirez (Mexico)

Tania Herná= ;ndez Chetrirquin

Tatiana Cordero (= Ecuador)

Trini Gutié= ;rrez (Mexico)

Vanesa Zepeda Ort= ega (Mexico)

Violeta Ricci Gue= vara (Nicaragua)

Xenia Nayolo