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Sexual Politics: The Fight for Transsexual Rights

Sexual Politics: The Fight for Transsexual Rights

Buenos Aires is seen to be a cosmopolitain city. Yet despite the acceptance of trans-prostitutes in certain districts, discrimination against transsexuals is still rife in Argentina, as Hannah Vinter reports.

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Shot Through the Heart: The Life and Death of René Favaloro

Shot Through the Heart: The Life and Death of René Favaloro

On the tenth anniversary of his death, Hannah Vinter looks at the life of Dr René Favaloro, the first doctor in the world to successfully perform a cardiac-bypass, who took his own life with a shot through the heart.

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Luján Zoo: (Petting) Lions and Tigers and Bears!

Luján Zoo: (Petting) Lions and Tigers and Bears!

Luján zoo provides visitors the opportunity intimately interact with its animals. But it has been slammed as one of the worst zoos in Argentina, an example of how zoos exploit animals for commercial gain.

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No Al Cierre: El Borda Hospital

No Al Cierre: El Borda Hospital

“The government will not be closing El Borda. You don’t have anything to write about.” Well, the government may not be closing the hospital any time soon, but there is plenty to write about. El Borda has been mired in controversy and concern since the government announced two years ago that there were plans to close the largest and most famous psychiatric hospital in Argentina.

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