Similarities Between Argentina And Chile

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Argentina and Chile on paper appear to be very similar countries. Both were colonized by the Spanish. They score very high on the Human Development Index. Yet one has made great strides forward in LGBT rights and seen as progressive and one has lagged behind through history. This is interesting because past independence there history diverged very early that changed them as they evolved to there modern states.
To begin with Argentina and Chile both gained independence from Spain around the same time in 1810. Both had a long history of instability and government changes. Argentina’s path began during the Peronist years(1946-1955). During the time President Juan Domingo Peron had an ideology of three flags of social justice, economic independence and political sovereignty.(Encyclopedia Britannica) In 1946 Eva Peron allowed her personal protection to Miguel de Molina a gay artist of the time.(Gay City News) It is also rumored that during the time Juan Peron todl the military to stop the gay bashing. …show more content…

This around the same time of the Peronist years where the head of governments wife gave protection to a homosexual. He passed the Antisocial States and Security Measures (1954). This law gave various fines and jail time against dangerous social groups like homosexuals and drug dealers. While the law never went into effect because it required regulation, it still shows the political climate of the time.(Partiagay)
In the late 60’s and early 70’s Argentinas first LGBT organizations were founded called Nuestro Mundo(1969) and Safo(1972). These were crushed by the coup of 1976 where the status came to a standstill until the return of democracy in 1983. This appeared to be a renaissance of LGBT because during this time the first gay bar opened along with pride parades and political activism. (Salon) This could also be echos from the Stonewall riot reaching the South

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