In Summary
- Mexico’s first openly non-binary member of Judiciary and prominent LGBTQ activist Jesús Ociel Baena at their home.
- He cleared himself as a non-binary person on June 2022.
- Their partner was also found dead at the scene.
Mexico’s first openly non-binary member of Judiciary and prominent LGBTQ activist Jesús Ociel Baena at their home.
The body of the magistrate was discovered yesterday in the central city of Aguascalientes,alongside that of a second person who seems to be his partner.
According to a statement from the state attorney-general’s Office,there was no sign that a third person had entered the house.
They said that a sharp object had been found and that preliminary findings suggested the incident could have been a personal matter.
The LGBTQ+ rights group Letra S has urged local authorities to investigate the deaths thoroughly and without prejudice.
According to Alejandro Brito while speaking with BBC News, the group’s director, said that Baena, who used they/them pronouns, had received many hate messages and even threats of violence and death.
Brito added that Baena had been breaking through the invisible barriers that closed in the non-binary community.
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Who is Jesús Ociel Baena
In June, they were among the first group of people to be issued gender-neutral passports.
He came out of closet in June,2022.
Through his twitter account, he cleared himself as a non-binary person.
“I am a non-binary person, I am not interested in seeing myself as a woman or a man,”
“This is an identity, it is mine and for me, for no one else.” He announced.
He died at 38 years old.
