Dani Millán left his job and was beaten to death at the CDMX: the collectives denounce the transfemicide
Trans women are the most discriminated against in Mexico, according to information from the National Council for the Prevention of Discrimination (Conapred), but they are also faced with gender violence who came to cost the lives of several of them, as happened in Mexico City with Dani Millán, who was beaten to death on January 20, when he left work. Dozens of people and groups have decided to raise their voices for her, to demand justice and that her crime not go unpunished.
According to information provided by the Humanist Center for Sexual Orientation Studies (CHEROS), Dani was found dead in the office of Mayor Gustavo A. Madero. The organization denounces that the crime was not covered by any means of communication, which is an act of discrimination, in addition to that trans women they live day to day. As reported, His body was found between Norte 74 and Oriente 125, in the Aragón Inguarán district.
The organization wrote about this crime: “Yes gentlemen lAs trans women we carry the prejudices of a misogynistic society, it is a consequence of the ridicule we experience in public and private spaces all our lives; Even on our deathbed, people continue to misuse our identity to make it a media morbidity, or not to talk about this violence at all, like what is happening in this case.
demand for justice
A friend of hers shared on Facebook a short video exposing the case, in which he reported that Dani left work Last Thursday, January 19, and he went to have fun -without specifying the site-. add that she was murdered, found with various bruises and a severe blow to the head, at the time of her discovery she was bleeding to death.
At 5:30 a.m. on Friday, January 20 an ambulance arrived for her, but she had already died from her injuries. Her family searched for her for three days, until Sunday, January 22. They found his body in the premises of the Institute of Expert Services and Forensic Sciences (Incifo). It was not until Monday, January 23 that it was given to them; They watched over her and buried her on Tuesday the 24th.
Friends and relatives have raised their voices to demand justice for what they described as a femicide. Those close to her have described her as a very courageous and hardworking woman, some as an inspiration to dare to be themselves.
Dani was a student at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), first in the College of Science and Humanities (CCH) Vallejo then at the Faculty of Advanced Studies (FES) Aragón, for which the community of the Maximum Study House has raised its voice to demand justice for its partner.
To seek justice for this crime, Family and friends demonstrated outside the facilities of the Mexico City Attorney General’s Office (FGJCDMX). The call to join the demonstration was launched on social networks. A friend of hers wrote, “Dani’s voice has been removed but we will be screaming for her.”
Life expectancy of a trans woman
Conapred indicates that In Mexico, trans women are those who experience the highest level of inequality and are the most discriminated against; which means that their quality of life is very low because they are more exposed to poverty, health problems and do not have access to education.
Brahim Zamora Salazar, director of communication, planning and training of the Citizen Observatory for Sexual and Reproductive Rights (Odesyr), announced that when it comes to work, trans women are confined to sectors such as hairdressing, aesthetics, cross-dressing, prostitution and sex work.
Moreover, their life expectancy is between 37 and 40 years, while that of the Mexican population is around 85 years. In addition to this, trans women in Mexico are a population that presents the highest prevalence rates of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).
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Source: El Heraldo De Mexico
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