The Brutal Reality Faced by Mexico's Transgender Community
Mexico's LGBTQ+ community fights for equality. Decades of activism led to same-sex marriage, but trans people face violence and limited rights. They can't change IDs before 18 & endure social stigma.
After at least 40 years of activism, the LGBTQ+ community is more visible and has significant demands; “There are rights achieved such as equal marriage, which has already been effective throughout the country since the end of 2022, but for the trans population there are still many problems, although — from my perspective — they are the ones with the strongest activism. “They are asking for gender identity laws, which only exist in three states in the nation.”
The researcher at the Center for Research and Gender Studies (CIEG) at UNAM, César Torres Cruz, affirms the above and says that data from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights indicates that the life expectancy for trans women in Mexico is 35 years. , due to the large number of murders due to “LGBTQ+phobia”.
