Thousands in Mexico demand justice for LGBT+ activist found dead
Demonstrators march with a picture of Aguascalientes state electoral court magistrate Jesus Ociel Baena in Mexico City, November 13, 2023
THOUSANDS hit the streets of Mexico City on Monday night to demand justice for an influential LGBT activist who was found dead at home in the city of Aguascalientes.
Jesus Ociel Baena, the first openly non-binary person to assume a judicial post in Mexico, was found dead next to his partner Dorian Herrera.
Baena had been the target of numerous death threats since coming to prominence.
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