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On July 8, the Unión Diversa de Jalisco (UDJ) association reported a transfemicide in the Prados Providencia neighborhood of Guadalajara. The Jalisco State Attorney General's Office reported that "a trans woman lost her life... the victim apparently shows signs of violence." Activists are demanding an investigation under the femicide protocol. The Justice Department declined to provide Presentes with information on the victim's identity.

The Prosecutor's Office reported in a press release that the investigation is being led by the Specialized Unit for Crimes Due to Sexual Diversity of the Special Prosecutor's Office for Human Rights.

According to the Prosecutor's Office, an initial report was made around 9:35 a.m. on July 7, and municipal police and paramedics found "a trans woman inside a home located on Bonifacio Andrada Street." 

“It disturbs us that the Prosecutor's Office itself, when reporting that they found signs of violence, says in no uncertain terms that 'she lost her life.' A life isn't lost, it's taken away, and in Jalisco, trans women in particular are the ones who experience the most violence. That's why we demand that the femicide protocol and the sexual diversity perspective be applied to this crime, even more so when the same Prosecutor's Office for Sexual Diversity is overseeing the case,” Fascinación Jiménez, director of UDJ, Presentes

His identity is unknown

Local media outlet Guardia Nocturna reported that the woman's age is between 40 and 45, a fact that Presentes cannot corroborate since they withheld that information in communication with the Prosecutor's Office.

In the same communication between Presentes and the Prosecutor's Office, the authorities stated that "the National Protocol for Action for Law Enforcement Personnel in Cases Involving Sexual Orientation or Gender Identity and the Protocol for the Investigation of the Crime of Femicide with a Gender Perspective are being applied."

Additionally, local media outlet Guardia Nocturna reported that "it was the mother who, upon entering the apartment located on José Bonifacio Andrada, found her daughter unconscious in one of the bedrooms. She then called medical services, who arrived at the home accompanied by municipal police officers, who secured the area to preserve the crime scene." 

“There is excessive hatred, especially against trans women in Jalisco.”

“There are no actions to guarantee safety and justice for LGBT people in the state. There is a Directorate of Sexual Diversity, but no progress has been seen. There are no actions, and despite the existence of laws against violence against women and the existence of a Gender Violence Alert, trans women are not considered. There is excessive hatred, especially against trans women in Jalisco,” Fascinación Jimenez said in an interview with Presentes .

According to data from the organization Letra Ese , from 2015 to June 2021, at least 18 hate crimes have been committed against LGBTI+ people in Jalisco.

According to Fascinación Jiménez, the crisis of missing persons in Jalisco is also affecting trans women.

“Trans women are the most vulnerable. At least we know of at least five missing trans girls, in addition to Karla and Kenya (trans women who have disappeared since September 18, 2020 ). The number may be higher because either they are not reported, or families do not make it visible; or the authorities do not respect and do not consider their identity as a relevant factor in the missing persons record. In the end, we don't know if they are even looking for them,” Jiménez added.

At this time, the Jalisco State Department of Sexual Diversity has not commented on the matter.