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Protests erupt in Mexico after non-binary magistrate found dead

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Protests erupt in Mexico after non-binary magistrate found dead

Protests erupt in Mexico after non-binary magistrate found dead

Hundreds take to the streets of Mexico City after Jesus Ociel Baena, a prominent magistrate who was the country's first citizen to be granted a non-binary passport, was found dead at his home on 13 November, triggering outrage from the country's LGBTQ community.

"I want justice from a gender perspective, so that there may be no more homicides of any kind," a non-binary protester who gave their name as Sam tells AFP.


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