![Natacha Pisarenko A message on a wall reads in Spanish: "Milei, worse than the pandemic" at the residential building of Ariel Heredia, front, who identifies as non-binary, as he takes the elevator to leave home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 15, 2024. After being fired from the dismantled Women's Ministry as part of President Javier Milei's austerity program, Heredia lost the health insurance needed to access anti-HIV medication. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/1aaede56e2dc450e83d871af74519533/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A message on a wall reads in Spanish: "Milei, worse than the pandemic" at the residential building of Ariel Heredia, front, who identifies as non-binary, as he takes the elevator to leave home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 15, 2024. After being fired from the dismantled Women's Ministry as part of President Javier Milei's austerity program, Heredia lost the health insurance needed to access anti-HIV medication. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
![Natacha Pisarenko State workers Flavia, center, and Lia Pesaresi, right, protest the policies of President Javier Milei outside Congress, including the layoffs of some of their colleagues in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, April 12, 2024. Milei's government has cut 15,000 state jobs over the past three months amid austerity measures. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/567c5ab28a994364aa9ed6ebce6f949c/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
State workers Flavia, center, and Lia Pesaresi, right, protest the policies of President Javier Milei outside Congress, including the layoffs of some of their colleagues in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, April 12, 2024. Milei's government has cut 15,000 state jobs over the past three months amid austerity measures. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
![Natacha Pisarenko Ariel Ariel Heredia, who identifies as non-binary, poses for a portrait at their home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 15, 2024. Heredia was laid off from the dismantled Women's Ministry amid austerity measures by President Javier Milei's government. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/44e6ff62aa504585b27981a508157853/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Ariel Ariel Heredia, who identifies as non-binary, poses for a portrait at their home in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Monday, April 15, 2024. Heredia was laid off from the dismantled Women's Ministry amid austerity measures by President Javier Milei's government. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
![Natacha Pisarenko Demonstrators protest layoffs of state workers and other policies of President Javier Milei outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, April 12, 2024. Milei's government has cut 15,000 state jobs over the past three months. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/fd4ae66df1934ff7979380e932682b37/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Demonstrators protest layoffs of state workers and other policies of President Javier Milei outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, April 12, 2024. Milei's government has cut 15,000 state jobs over the past three months. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
![Natacha Pisarenko State worker Florencia Ugarte sits on a desk by police blocking her colleagues who were laid-off from entering the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Racism, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. During his four months in office, President Javier Milei has closed the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity, banned the government’s use of gender-inclusive language and shuttered the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/c5a45911daac4ead908e880382a49324/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
State worker Florencia Ugarte sits on a desk by police blocking her colleagues who were laid-off from entering the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Racism, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. During his four months in office, President Javier Milei has closed the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity, banned the government’s use of gender-inclusive language and shuttered the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
![Natacha Pisarenko A woman protests against Argentine President Javier Milei's policies, including layoffs of state workers, outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, April 12, 2024. Milei's government has cut 15,000 state jobs over the past three months amid austerity measures. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/268bc77e947c43fb8906ee13f376ae05/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A woman protests against Argentine President Javier Milei's policies, including layoffs of state workers, outside Congress in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, April 12, 2024. Milei's government has cut 15,000 state jobs over the past three months amid austerity measures. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
![Natacha Pisarenko Luana Salva, a trans woman, poses for a portrait in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Salva had an administrative job at the foreign ministry thanks to a 2021 law that reserved 1% of public sector jobs for trans people but was dismissed as part of President Javier Milei's austerity program. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/e2dfbe2fb5f940c7aaa047393d73ad31/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Luana Salva, a trans woman, poses for a portrait in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. Salva had an administrative job at the foreign ministry thanks to a 2021 law that reserved 1% of public sector jobs for trans people but was dismissed as part of President Javier Milei's austerity program. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
![Natacha Pisarenko A protest sign reads in Spanish: "Without rights, there's no democracy" outside the Human Capital Ministry, to protest the layoffs of state workers and the policies of President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Milei created the ministry to merge the ministries of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Education, Culture and Social Development. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/4d1459cb1b0c4d28b6cd7beca9a6a99f/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
A protest sign reads in Spanish: "Without rights, there's no democracy" outside the Human Capital Ministry, to protest the layoffs of state workers and the policies of President Javier Milei in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 10, 2024. Milei created the ministry to merge the ministries of Labour, Employment and Social Security, Education, Culture and Social Development. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
![Natacha Pisarenko Police stand guard outside the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Racism, to prevent workers from entering after they were laid off in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. During his four months in office, President Javier Mile has closed the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity, banned the government’s use of gender-inclusive language and shuttered the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/a2ce99925a0b438093e5f15fb4a9041e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Police stand guard outside the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia, and Racism, to prevent workers from entering after they were laid off in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Wednesday, April 3, 2024. During his four months in office, President Javier Mile has closed the Ministry of Women, Gender and Diversity, banned the government’s use of gender-inclusive language and shuttered the National Institute against Discrimination, Xenophobia and Racism. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
![Natacha Pisarenko Luana Salva, who identifies as a trans woman, right, talks with classmate Mateo Ruffolo during a break at Mocha Celis, a transgender school where Salva is studying her last year of high school in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. After being fired from her civil service job in a wave of government layoffs, the 43-year-old is considering returning to prostitution, saying it may be the only work she can find. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/688394ba19b94994a6e180d04a17524e/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Luana Salva, who identifies as a trans woman, right, talks with classmate Mateo Ruffolo during a break at Mocha Celis, a transgender school where Salva is studying her last year of high school in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Tuesday, April 16, 2024. After being fired from her civil service job in a wave of government layoffs, the 43-year-old is considering returning to prostitution, saying it may be the only work she can find. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
![Natacha Pisarenko Ariel Heredia, who identifies as non-binary, holds a sign that reads in Spanish: "Defend transgender quota labor law!" at a protest demanding the reincorporation of state workers who were laid off, outside the Ministry of Economy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, April 5, 2024. Heredia was laid off from the dismantled Women's Ministry amid austerity measures by President Javier Milei's government. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/74ea7ac33c5a4d0f8aa5ef4f63c97595/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Ariel Heredia, who identifies as non-binary, holds a sign that reads in Spanish: "Defend transgender quota labor law!" at a protest demanding the reincorporation of state workers who were laid off, outside the Ministry of Economy in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Friday, April 5, 2024. Heredia was laid off from the dismantled Women's Ministry amid austerity measures by President Javier Milei's government. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)