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CDMX Metro Officer Faces Disciplinary Action After Denying Trans Woman Access

The city security secretariat pledges gender-equity training for PBI staff under pressure from trans advocacy groups seeking certified anti-discrimination workshops.

En un comunicado, la policía capitalina aseguró que no habrá tolerancia hacia conductas que vulneren los derechos de las personas que habitan o transitan en la ciudad.  Foto: Capture.
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Policía que discriminó a mujer trans en la estación Merced.

Overview

  • The PBI’s internal supervision directorate has imposed a corrective disciplinary measure on the officer L. Lira C. and launched an administrative probe
  • The Merced sector chief intervened to allow Alexa Andrade to board the women-only car after she was initially barred
  • Trans advocacy groups have petitioned for SEP-certified anti-discrimination workshops to be institutionalized across Metro CDMX staff
  • The CDMX government emphasized its inclusion protocols under a constitution that legally recognizes gender identity and encourages users to report discrimination
  • Actor Eduardo Verástegui and Senator Lilly Téllez publicly defended the officer, with Téllez invoking a constitutional initiative to define sex by birth