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‘A painful loss for our community’: Mexico’s queer population demands answers in magistrate death

‘A painful loss for our community’: Mexico’s queer population demands answers in magistrate death

Queer activists protest after first non-binary magistrate in nation Jesús Ociel Baena and partner found dead in home

Against the bland, beige backdrop of Mexico’s electoral courtrooms, Jesús Ociel Baena was radiant. The non-binary magistrate paired a shirt and tie with colorful skirts, high heels and bright red lipstick. In the heat of Aguascalientes state, Baena, who used they/their pronouns, would theatrically brandish a rainbow fan to cool down.

Proudly out in the courtroom, the classroom and on social media, Baena was a beacon for Mexico’s queer population, and their death this week has sent shock waves through an embattled community.

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