▁of ▁Trans ▁People " ▁is ▁celebrated ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires ▁and ▁in ▁Santa ▁Fe ▁Province ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁activ ist ▁Claud ia ▁P ía ▁Baud ra cco . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁As ociación ▁de ▁L ucha ▁por ▁la ▁Ident idad ▁Tra vest i - Trans sex ual ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁defend ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁trans gender ▁people . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁its ▁first ▁vict ories ▁came ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁when ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁over turn ed ▁a ▁lower ▁court ' s ▁r uling ▁that ▁had ▁stated ▁that ▁trans gender ▁people ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁legal ▁right ▁to ▁organ ize ▁and ▁campaign ▁for ▁their ▁rights . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁ruled ▁that ▁a ▁ 1 7 - year - old ▁had ▁the ▁legal ▁right ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁the ▁sex ▁change ▁process ▁and ▁have ▁her ▁legal ▁documents ▁changed ▁to ▁reflect ▁the ▁operation . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Marcel a ▁Rom ero ▁won ▁the ▁legal ▁right ▁to ▁have ▁her ▁identity ▁changed , ▁and ▁was ▁given ▁an ▁honor ary ▁title ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁She ▁was ▁awarded ▁by ▁the ▁Honor able ▁Congress ▁woman ▁of ▁the ▁year . ▁ ▁Rom ero ▁remains ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁leading ▁advoc ates ▁for ▁the ▁human ▁rights ▁of ▁trans gender ▁people ▁in ▁Argentina . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁sen ators ▁un anim ously ▁approved ▁the ▁" G ender ▁Law ".