Overview

• Regional authorities are investigating Katia Daniela Medina Rafael’s death under the national protocol for sexual orientation and gender-identity cases while officials and activists press for it to be treated as a transfeminicide
• The Observatorio Nacional sobre Crímenes de Odio counts this as the 21st anti-LGBT+ homicide in Mexico so far this year, highlighting escalating violence against trans people
• Deputy Montserrat Pérez Cisneros introduced the 'Ley Jonathan Santos y Paola Buenrostro' to establish standalone offenses for transfeminicide and hate crimes with maximum penalties of 70 and 50 years respectively
• LGBT+ collectives such as Zapotlán Diverso and Colectivo Diverso de UdeG condemned the killing and demanded a gender-and-diversity-aware investigation to ensure justice and non-repetition
• Media outlets have been rebuked by the municipal president and rights organizations for misgendering the victim, a practice critics say perpetuates stigma and constitutes further violence