Third lesbian woman dies after man throws Molotov cocktail at their home in Buenos Aires

“The third victim of the attack died this Sunday at 10am,” Maria Rachid of the LGBT+ Federation said.

The fourth woman, who suffered milder injuries, “is recovering and has a good prognosis,” Rachid added.

Dozens of people gathered this week in front of the boarding house, lighting candles for a vigil. On Friday, May 10, another event was held near the nation’s Congress to demand justice for the attack.

Argentina has been a Latin American leader in gay marriage and identity legislation, with a 2021 law allowing nonbinary people to mark their gender with an ‘X’.

However, many fear a backsliding in their freedoms under libertarian President Javier Milei.

“This hate crime is not an isolated event,” the Buenos Aires women’s ministry wrote on X, saying it was a consequence of the government’s “irresponsible” discourse.