Maria Belen Shemale [2025]

: In 1993, she co-founded the Asociación de Travestis de Argentina (later ATTTA ), serving as its president until 2001.

: Her life and work are featured in the documentary series Archivo de la Memoria Trans (2021) and the photography book Belén, María Belén , which won the 2025 Andy Rocchelli Grant .

Correa currently resides in Hanover, Germany, where she continues her work as a columnist and activist for LGBTI rights .

: In 2012, Correa founded this archive to safeguard the history of Argentina's trans community through photographs, videos, and documents. It now contains over 25,000 items and has gained international acclaim for its historical and political value.

: During her exile in New York, she founded the Red Latinoamericana y del Caribe de Personas Trans (REDLACTRANS) in 2004. In 2019, while living in Germany, she established Cosmopolitrans to support trans migrants. Artistic and Media Presence