The first person in Mexico to receive a non-binary passport – without specifying the holder’s gender – was found dead in the north of the country on Monday, authorities said.
The body of “Jesús Ociel N, “judge” and activist of the LGBTIQ+ community” and that of another person were found in a house in Aguascalientes, the Aguascalientes public prosecutor’s office said.
This death “could be linked to a matter of a personal nature,” adds the prosecutor, who rules out the presence of a third person at the scene.
Investigations are currently underway to determine the causes of the two deaths.
Jesús Ociel Baena, 38, declared himself to be non-binary, neither male nor female.
In October 2022, Baena became the first non-binary judge of an electoral court in Mexico, in the state of Aguascalientes.
In May, Baena received the first passport that did not specify the holder’s gender.
At this presentation, former Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard then welcomed a “historic day” on May 17, the day declared the International Day of the Fight against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia.
At the end of July, Baena announced that the authorities had granted him protection measures in light of “the multiple attacks” and “death threats” on his social networks.