On August 4, the second sentence was handed down in Mexico for the murder of trans women as a hate crime, in which the two soldiers who murdered Naomi Nicole, known as "La Soñaré", were sentenced to 23 years and nine months in prison.
“Trans women are not alone,” said the activist Kenya Cuevas while leaving the hearing, who has followed the entire judicial process since the murder occurred two years ago.
Although the men were convicted of murder, the judge detailed in the ruling that Naomi was a trans woman belonging to the . . .
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