Notes by Noah Jarillo González
A Mexican citizen was arrested in Qatar for being gay.
Manuel Guerrero Aviña was arrested on February 4th. He has been held incommunicado ever since. He is living with HIV, and his family reports that he has been detained for 20 days…
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The first mausoleum for transgender people in Mexico is inaugurated.
It is a space to recover the memory and dignify the deaths of those trans women whose bodies are not claimed by their biological relatives but are claimed by their…
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Transfemicide in Mexico City: Natalia González was 29 years old, a sex worker and mother
Natalia's friends report that the attacker tried to bribe the police to let him go and that hotel staff prevented them from helping their friend…
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Hate attack: Two trans women and three non-binary people attacked in Mexico City
They also claim that judicial and police authorities tried to discourage reporting of the incident.
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Mexico City: For the first time, a man is prosecuted for the femicide of a trans woman
Transfemicide is not a crime in the country, so this ruling sets a precedent in cases of hate crimes.
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Liz, Nicole, Kimberley, Martha and Karen: five transfemicides in the first 10 days of November in Mexico
The organizations denounce the poor performance of the prosecutors' offices and demand respect for the sexual identity of the victims.
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Hate crimes: three brutal consecutive transfemicides in Mexico
In three days, three women were brutally murdered. There is growing concern about the escalating violence in the State of Mexico.
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