Protest at Argentine Consulate
Author: Unknown
Date: February 6, 1991
Demonstration: Action at Argentine Consulate in New York City
People: Jairo Pedraza, Gonzalo Aburto, Alfredo González, Jesús Aguais, Walt Wilder, Luis “Popo” Santiago, Maxine Wolfe, Bill Cullen, Luis Salazar
Description: Activists protested at the Argentine consulate in Manhattan, after prominent LGBTQ organization Comunidad Homosexual Argentina (CHA), which provided HIV/AIDS services, was denied legal standing and therefore, essential funding. The Latina/o Caucus was granted a meeting with the Consul General of Argentina, who was worried about a public relations fall-out. The Consul General told the activist he "hoped they hadn't come to infect them." Months later, ACT UP Americas, an offshoot of the Latina/o Caucus, would organize an action at a Columbia University event that President Carlos Menem attended.
Collection: Alfredo González