Yessica Daiana, center, waits to be admitted into Argentina's La Casa Rosada when President Kirchner will give the first identification cards under Argentina's Gender Identity Law.
Yessica waits in the offices of the Transvestite, Transsexual and Transgender Association of Argentina (ATTTA) in Buenos Aires.
According to ATTTA where Daiana works, because of struggles with identity, statistics show that many transgender people drop out of school and are employed in sex work. This is true for 41-year-old Daiana who sees these laws as a new beginning.
Members of ATTA wait outside Argentina's La Casa Rosada when President Kirchner will give the first identification cards under Argentina's Gender Identity Law.
Yessica celebrates with members of ATTTA after President Kirchner gave the first identification cards under Argentina's Gender Identity Law.
When 35-year-old Micaela Bayer began to transition, her family was supportive. However, as an employee of the federal police since she was 19-years-old, her coworkers, were not as accepting and she had to move departments within the force.
Micaela waits with her mother in a government office to continue the process of changing her name and gender on her identification card.
Micaela works out in a gym near her home in Buenos Aires.
Micaela spends time with her boyfriend and mother at her home in Buenos Aires.
Micaela leaves the Basilica of Our Lady of Luján with her boyfriend, mother, and friends during a day of sight-seeing in Luján, a town outside of Buenos Aires.
Now, Bayer's work environment is positive due to increase of sexual education and awareness within the police force and Argentine society. After recently receiving her ID under the new laws, she said she can now truly be Micaela Lorena Bayer with every single letter. Here, Micaela spends time with her niece.
Mateo Rodrigo, 25, moved from Bolivia to Argentina to ease the challenge of transitioning and to escape his parents' disapproval.
Mateo stands with his classmates at the university where he studies psychology.
After moving to Argentina, Mateo says the difference between who he was in Bolivia and who he is in Argentina is like night and day. Because his happiness increased, his relationship with his family also improved and now his mother visits him as much as she can.
Mateo plays with his roommate's dog in their apartment in Buenos Aires.
Mateo says that taking hormone therapy, which Argentina's new law provides for free, increases his confidence and happiness. Though nervous to cut his hair for the first time while still living in Bolivia, he said, "I never thought I would feel something like that. I was so happy. It was one of the happiest days of my life."
Mateo takes pictures with his friends after celebrating a recent graduation.