Sexual minorities suffered 305 reported violent acts motivated by hate between 2019 and 2022, including murders, disappearances, attempted murders and suicides, according to
In 2022 alone, the Observatory documented 22 disappearances and 62 murders, attacks and suicides, with the majority of the victims being people between 25-29 years of age, trans women and homosexual men.
But for each documented case there are three others that are not counted, said
"Unfortunately,
"And, given that at this time we already have a registry and documentation of four dimensions of violence, we have a more general view of these conditions of violence and we're seeing an increase in the numbers," she added.
In all, the civil Letra S,
Over the past five years, these murders come in addition to at least 453 hate-motivated killings, according to the organization's annual report titled "Report on Violent Deaths and Crimes of Prejudice Against LGBT+ People."
Violence against members of the LGBTI community in
In addition, the country's Supreme Court last year recognized the right of trans children to rectify their gender on birth certificates, and the
"It's quite a contrast how there is progress in terms of the legislative framework but at the same time we're seeing this prevalence of such extreme conditions of violence, involving taking the lives of LGBTI+ people for reasons of prejudice, linked to this hate and violence," Manriquez said.
She attributed the violence to
"We also have to mention the generalized context of violence in the country, where this situation of the criminal economy makes us all much more vulnerable, particularly the LGBTI+ population," she said.
"It's super-important that this has been achieved and that's resulted in legal reforms. At the same time, there are acts of courage because the fact that you dare to show yourself ... as who you are still puts you into a permanent situation of risk" in
For the first time in history, the
But Careaga sid that "the most important challenge" right now is for the LGBT population to become part of all statistics.
"INEGI really should incorporate sexual orientation, gender expression and identify into all its research so that we can really make the leap and become part of public policy," she said.
On the other hand,
"I hope that one of the (political) parties will take responsibility for coming out in favor of our rights, but given the political polarization that currently exists, I think it will be difficult for us to achieve that," she said.
"Once the new administration is installed, we'll have to get to work again and try to make ourselves heard," she concluded.
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