Argentina to add more transgender people to labor force Angeles Rojas strides down the hall of the Argentine state bank, passed portraits on the walls of past bank presidents who would have been surprised to see a young transgender person on its workforceBUENOS AIRES, Argentina -- Angeles Rojas strides down the hall of the Argentine state bank, passed portraits on the walls of past bank presidents who may have been shocked to see a young transgender person on its workforce. The 23-year-old joined the human resources department of Banco Nación, Argentina's leading state bank, this year. Only neighboring Uruguay has a comparable quota law promoting the labor inclusion of transgender people, who face discrimination in the region. There are no official figures on the size of the transgender community in Argentina, since it was not included in the last 2010 census. But LGBT organizations estimate there are 12,000 to 13,000 transgender adults in Argentina, which has a population topping 44 million.

Source: ABC News December 17, 2020 15:10 UTC