1969 Huanchaca street scandal

Huanchaca street scandal 3:00 1969 06 15 352 Huanchaca Street, Antofagasta 23 38 27 S 70 23 32 W region:XXXX_type:event inline,title «Huanchacazo», «Escándalo de la calle Huanchaca» Police raid Transvestite party The Huanchaca street scandal, also known as the Huanchacazo, was a raid that occurred on 15 June 1969 in the Chilean city of Antofagasta.https://impresa.soy-chile.cl/ElMercuriodeAntofagasta/230619/ElMercuriodeAntofagastaReportaje/23_06_19_pag_05-1440-f00c97.jpg Huanchaca N° 352: El mayor escarnio a la comunidad gay Castro Orozco, Cristian El Mercurio de Antofagasta, suplemento Domingo 23 June 2019 15 February 2022 5 https://web.archive.org/web/20220215120555/https://impresa.soy-chile.cl/ElMercuriodeAntofagasta/230619/ElMercuriodeAntofagastaReportaje/23_06_19_pag_05-1440-f00c97.jpg 15 February 2022 es On the occasion, a party was taking place in which 24 homosexuals were arrested, including 9 transgender women, who suffered various abuses and mistreatment by the police.https://www.mercurioantofagasta.cl/prontus4_noticias/site/artic/20080214/pags/20080214000531.html Escándalo de calle Huanchaca llega a las tablas Argandoña Astudillo, Claudia 14 February 2008 El Mercurio de Antofagasta 19 June 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210721020604/https://www.mercurioantofagasta.cl/prontus4_noticias/site/artic/20080214/pags/20080214000531.html 21 July 2021 es https://regionalista.cl/mes-del-orgullo-lgtb-chile-aun-es-homofobico-aun-existe-discriminacion/ Mes del Orgullo LGTB+: «Chile aún es homofóbico, aún existe discriminación» Downing Espinoza, Alyn 12 June 2020 24 January 2022 Regionalista.cl es https://www.academia.edu/47759367 Mariconeando en dictadura: experiencias de vida travestis y homoeróticas durante la dictadura militar en Chile: Arica 1973-1990 Tapia Sánchez, Bastián 2019 Arica Universidad de Tarapacá 1 February 2023 es History According to the press at the time, around 50 people would have gathered on the night of Saturday, 14 June 1969 for a birthday party in a house with a continuous façade located at 352 Huanchaca street.http://celich.cl/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Obreros-polizontes-pupilos.pdf OBREROS, POLIZONTES, PUPILOS. Dramaturgias chilenas de cien años (Notas en progreso) Opazo, Cristián 64 August 2015 es 2023-02-01 2022-06-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20220630194548/http://celich.cl/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Obreros-polizontes-pupilos.pdf dead https://www.facebook.com/ColectivoMiope/posts/381536562225110 50 guerrilleros "maricuecas" hacían su revolución desnudos La Provincia Facebook 17 June 1969 23 January 2022 es There was some posters alluding to the party and the sexual orientation of the attendees, which had legends such as "To the fight: we are not men, but we are many" («A la lucha: no somos hombres, pero somos muchas»), "You look like a villager, wham!" («Te encuentro como de pueblo, ¡zas!») "From the fact to the bed there is little stretch" («Del hecho al lecho hay poco trecho») and "Happy birthday wishes you SOLOCH" («Feliz cumpleaños te desea SOLOCH»; the acronym would correspond to "Sociedad Locas de Chile", a term coined by the Chilean tabloid press in the 1950s to refer to homosexuals).¡Escandalosa bacanal! La Estrella del Norte 16 June 1969 5 es http://repobib.ubiobio.cl/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2867/1/Catejo%20Chac%C3%B3n%2C%20Cristobal%20Eduardo.pdf PRENSA AMARILLA Y PERIODISMO ESCRITO: EL DISCURSO SOCIAL, POLÍTICO Y SENSACIONALISTA EN LAS NOTICIAS GRÁFICAS, SANTIAGO DE CHILE, 1944-1963 Catejo Chacón, Cristóbal Eduardo 2017 Chillán Universidad del Biobío 13 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220713195249/http://repobib.ubiobio.cl/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2867/1/Catejo%20Chac%C3%B3n%2C%20Cristobal%20Eduardo.pdf 13 July 2022 es After complaints of annoying noises, made by the residents of the sector, Carabineros personnel —commanded by Lieutenant Sergio Canales Ponce, Deputy First Orlando Ramírez, Cabo Luis Núñez Leiva and Carabinero Mario Ángel— went to the place around at 10:00 p.m. to request to reduce the volume of the music, and later at about 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, 15 June, they returned to the place, accompanied by a patrol commanded by Second Sergeant Manuel Aracena and Cabo Rosalindo González, where they proceeded to arrest and beat the partygoers when several of them were surprised dressed as women; it is also noted that two of the attendees were found naked.https://www.facebook.com/barrioestacionafta/posts/687511141883663 El escándalo de la calle Huanchaca Coordinadora por la defensa del Barrio Estación Facebook 19 October 2020 23 January 2022 es Of the approximately 50 partygoers, around half of them fled through the roofs and patios of the adjoining houses, resulting in the final arrest of 24 people; among the attendees was Marcia Torres, who in 1973 became famous when she was the first person in Chile to undergo sex reassignment surgery,https://defensoresydefensoras.indh.cl/defensores-as-en-la-historia/diversidades-sexuales/marcia-alejandra-torres/ Marcia Alejandra Torres Instituto Nacional de Derechos Humanos 24 April 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190424134241/https://defensoresydefensoras.indh.cl/defensores-as-en-la-historia/diversidades-sexuales/marcia-alejandra-torres/ 24 April 2019 es and who fled from the police raid in Huanchaca escaping through the roofs of the houses located on the block.https://www.latercera.com/tendencias/noticia/la-revolucion-marcia-alejandra/132019/ La revolución de Marcia Alejandra 13 April 2018 24 April 2019 La Tercera https://web.archive.org/web/20190424134733/https://www.latercera.com/tendencias/noticia/la-revolucion-marcia-alejandra/132019/ 24 April 2019 es The press reports indicate that elements had also been found that would indicate supposed participation of the assistants in activities of the Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria (MIR),https://www.scielo.br/j/sess/a/PM938x8hL5cJkNx9LVWzhMM/?lang=es Sexopolítica en los inicios de la dictadura de Augusto Pinochet: el "cambio de sexo" de Marcia Alejandra en los discursos de la prensa Carvajal Edwards, Fernanda December 2016 23 January 2022 Sexualidad, Salud y Sociedad Río de Janeiro es since in the house were some portraits of Che Guevara and a sketchbook containing the expressions «Latin American Colony Antofagasta 69» («Colonia latinoamericana Antofagasta 69») and «For a great Latin American homeland» («Por una gran patria latinoamericana»). The 24 detainees were taken to the Sixth Police Station on Baquedano street, where they remained all day Sunday without being allowed to change their clothes.24 detenidos en siniestra orgía de jóvenes depravados El Mercurio de Antofagasta 16 June 1969 2 es At 8:30 on 16 June, the 24 detainees were transferred from the police station to the First Criminal Court of Antofagasta to be formalized; on that occasion, the only cisgender woman in the group was released —Rita López Muñoz, who had indicated that she only arrived at the scene to hand over four wigs—; at 1:00 p.m. the judge allowed the 9 detainees who were dressed in women's clothes to change, and at 1:30 p.m. of the same day the 23 detainees were transferred to the city jail. About 1,500 (according to El Mercurio de Antofagasta) and more than 3,000 (according to La Estrella del Norte) crowded outside the courts to observe and insult the detainees; a caravan of approximately 30 vehicles followed the police van that was taking the detainees to the prison, honking their horns.Conmoción por el caso de calle Huanchaca El Mercurio de Antofagasta 17 June 1969 1 es ¡23 incomunicados! La Estrella del Norte 16 June 1969 es During the afternoon of 16 June, 2 detainees were released for lack of merit, while another 12 were released on the morning of the following day.¿Tres delitos en el escándalo? La Estrella del Norte 17 June 1969 3 es Finally, the 9 transgender women who were still detained, were accused of offenses against morality and good customs and declared criminals,¡Zas! Declarados reos los chicos de Huanchaca La Estrella del Norte 24 June 1969 3 es remaining in the Antofagasta Public Prison until 2 July, the date on which the Court of Appeals granted them conditional release on bail, upon payment of 450 escudos, after the allegations made by the lawyer Hugo Soto.En libertad condicional los nueve detenidos en caso calle Huanchaca El Mercurio de Antofagasta 3 July 1969 2 es Libres los huanchaqueros 2 July 1969 La Estrella del Norte es After their release, the detainees indicated that during the period in which they were arrested they suffered various abuses and ill-treatment.https://union-mejillones.webnode.cl/news/el-escandalo-de-la-calle-huanchaca-se-presenta-en-antofagasta-/ El escándalo de la calle Huanchaca se presenta en Antofagasta 12 April 2013 Unión Mejillones por la Diversidad Sexual 23 January 2022 es Reactions Given the taboo existing in society at the time, many of the relatives of the detainees only found out at that time about the homosexuality of those close to them who had been arrested.http://www.bibliotecanacionaldigital.gob.cl/visor/BND:564311 Que duerman tranquilos... La Estrella del Norte 6 March 2008 24 January 2022 Pereira Molina, Lorena PDF es The situation generated a series of comments in the press regarding homosexuality: local newspapers devoted ample space to presenting the opinions of psychiatrists, professors, and lawyers, among others.El siquiatra Dr. Carlos Andreu analiza caso de calle Huanchaca El Mercurio de Antofagasta 18 June 1969 2 es Siete juicios para una orgía La Estrella del Norte 17 June 1969 4 es El ojo de la ley se asoma a la fiesta de Huanchaca La Estrella del Norte 17 June 1969 5 es The media at the time characterized the police raid as a "scandal": the Antofagasta newspaper La Estrella del Norte, a sensationalist evening paper, headlined its 16 June front page "The greens muddied a crazy, crazy party" («Los verdes embarraron una fiesta loca, loca») with the down "Two danced naked and nine dressed like women" («Dos bailaban piluchitos y nueve vestían como mujeres») and accompanied by a photograph of some of the detainees.https://fundacionchilediverso.cl/columna/reflexiones-en-el-mes-del-orgullo/ Reflexiones en el mes del orgullo Ancapan Quilape, Claudia 29 June 2021 23 January 2022 Chile Diverso es El Mercurio de Antofagasta headlined on its inside pages on June 16 "24 detained in sinister orgy of depraved young people" («24 detenidos en siniestra orgía de jóvenes depravados»), while the newspaper La Provincia from Ovalle headlined "50 "maricuecas" guerrillas made their revolution naked" («50 guerrilleros "maricuecas" hacían su revolución desnudos»), emphasizing the alleged link of the detainees with MIR activities. The news transcended the borders of Chile and was published in the French newspaper Le Monde.Caso de calle Huanchaca publicado por matutino "Le Monde" de París El Mercurio de Antofagasta 26 June 1969 2 es The commotion generated in Antofagasta by the Huanchaca street scandal caused the councilor Luis Franco (at that time president of the Municipality's Culture Commission) to ask Judge Juan Sinn Bruno of the Second Court to prohibit the performance of the Blue Ballet drag queen group that would be performed that day at the Latorre Theater for constituting an alleged crime of outrage against good customs; the magistrate denied the request but authorized the Carabineros to monitor the absence of minors under 21 years of age in the aforementioned show.A los tribunales el Blue Ballet La Estrella del Norte 18 July 1969 1 es Huanchaqueros con patente se exhiben en Antofagasta La Estrella del Norte 18 July 1969 5 es Nine years later, on 12 November 1978, another raid took place at Huanchaca 352, in which 7 people dressed in women's clothing were arrested, all of them members of a club named "The Red Ring".https://arpa.udp.cl/uploads/r/cenfoto-udp/8/b/3/8b3eeeaf729ff325a5c5492ecb2d4ec80ba6121a43fdf7df3a49e1ea06078d02/EC_1978_11_14_flat.pdf Descubren Fiesta de “Raros” en el “Círculo Rojo” El Cronista 14 November 1978 12 January 2026 PDF 4 es Cultural references On 24 October 2008, the play titled El escándalo de la calle Huanchaca premiered, directed by the Antofagasta journalist and playwright Pedro Arturo Zlatar and with Teresa Ramos as theatrical director, Jorge Wittwer as costume manager, Marko Franasovic in the set designs, Alex Zarricueta in charge of the choreography and the music made by the Merkén group.https://www.elnortero.cl/admin/render/noticia/17478 Gran Estreno Gran: "El Escándalo de la Calle Huanchaca" 24 October 2008 23 January 2022 El Nortero es https://www.uchile.cl/agenda/67976/merken-y-pedroband-en-la-sala-agustin-sire Merkén y Pedroband en la Sala Agustín Siré Universidad de Chile 24 May 2022 18 December 2010 es The work had the support and sponsorship of Amnesty International and the Movement for Homosexual Integration and Liberation (Movilh) in addition to financing through the National Fund for Cultural Development and the Arts (Fondart).https://www.movilh.cl/documentacion/informe_ddhh_2008.pdf VII Informe Anual de Derechos Humanos Movimiento de Integración y Liberación Homosexual 2008 22 April 2022 es The Huanchaca street scandal is narrated in detail by Eric Goles in his novel El zapato perdido de la Marilyn, published in 2008.https://books.google.com/books?id=jX7zmbfH_q4C&dq=%22calle+huanchaca%22+gays&pg=PA119 El zapato perdido de la Marilyn LOM Ediciones Santiago de Chile 2008 9789560000170 15 February 2022 es See also LGBT history in Chile References Category:1969 in LGBTQ history Category:1969 in Chile Category:June 1969 Category:LGBTQ history in Chile Category:Antofagasta Category:Sex scandals Category:Violence against LGBTQ people in South America Category:History of Antofagasta Region