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Ociel Baena is the first nonbinary person to receive a genderless passport and an activist. (Ociel Baena/Twitter) Continued after advertisement
Authorities of Mexico opened an investigation into the death of Ociel Baena, the first nonbinary person in the country to receive a genderless passport and a political and electoral rights specialist. The information was published on Formula Radio on Tuesday the 14th by the chief prosecutor of the state of Aguascalientes, Jesus Figueroa.
Last October, Baena took office at the Electoral Court of the state of Aguascalientes in front of an LGBTQIAPN+ flag. At the time, he wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that he was “making history.” The demonstrators rejected the official version of investigators, who claimed that a “personal problem” motivated the crime. Slogans such as “Crime of Passion, National Lie” overwhelm the demonstrators.
“We ask the public prosecutor’s office for results [da investigação] quickly,” demanded former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum, presidential candidate in the 2024 elections.
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Baena, who used neutral pronouns, did not identify with male or female gender identities. In July, he said he had received death threats and “multiple attacks” making Mexico the second country in the world with the most hate crimes, particularly against the LGBTQIAPN+ community. His activism began at the Faculty of Law at the Autonomous University of Coahuila, where he came out as gay.
Death was caused by 20 cuts from a razor blade the cut to the neck would have been fatal. Supporters of the LGBTQIAPN+ cause believe the violent episode was a murder, prompting a wave of protests and vigils on Mexican streets. The body of his partner Dorian Daniel was also found in Baena’s house. Some suspect that he was the perpetrator and subsequently committed suicide.