January 19, 2023

Transfeminicide in Veracruz: Denisse Cabaly was beaten to death and no one intervened

Denisse was 29 years old and well-loved in her community. She survived by working as a sex worker.

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September 23, 2022

The LGBT+ community bids farewell to Cecilio de Jesús Reyes, another victim of hate crime in Veracruz

Cecilio was missing for four days until his body was found with signs of torture.

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July 27, 2022

The civil registry of Veracruz delivered birth certificates to a group of trans women

A group of trans girls from Veracruz agreed to change their identity in a mobile operation of the civil registry.

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January 18, 2022

Double femicide of a lesbian couple in Ciudad Juárez: demands for investigation as a hate crime

Their dismembered bodies were found on the Juárez-Porvenir highway in Chihuahua on Sunday, January 16.

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January 14, 2022

Artist Junior Nieto was brutally murdered in Veracruz: calls for an investigation as a hate crime

Junior disappeared on January 11th and his dismembered body was found on January 13th. He was a beloved artist and activist in his community.

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January 7, 2022

Mexico: First hate crime of 2022 recorded in the state of Puebla

On the afternoon of January 1st, a gay man was found murdered in his home. This is the first hate crime in Mexico.

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December 20, 2021

United to care for the forest, they make Christmas trees and prevent fires

Women United for Forest Conservation tell how they care for the trees of the Cofre de Perote and transform them into Christmas trees.

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November 5, 2021

The strength of women against the double pandemic in the Sierra de Zongolica

From a small orange house in Zongolica, women who speak indigenous languages, community leaders, and survivors are fighting against gender violence after several femicides in the area…

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October 25, 2021

Another hate crime in Veracruz: young chef and social entrepreneur murdered with 20 stab wounds

This is the 18th hate crime perpetrated this year in Veracruz, the most violent state for LGBT* groups in Mexico.

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July 29, 2021

Although Veracruz does not recognize gender identity, more and more trans people are achieving it through legal means.

While Veracruz continues to ignore proposals for a gender identity law, the long struggle of transgender people has resulted in an increasing number of them…

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