During my first three years as an undergraduate anthropology student, I thought the few trans people working in academia were the authors of my favorite articles and books. I felt alone among cisgender allies, feminist scholars, and openly transphobic, old-fashioned professors.

In 2024, amid a surge of conservative governments throughout the region, Uruguay's Frente Amplio-led presidency, under the direction of Yamandú Orsi, appointed Collette Spinetti as Human Rights Secretary. Orsi's election was celebrated by progressive sectors in South America, especially after similar victories by center-left leaders in

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