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Trans Woman Paola Buenrostro's Killing Reclassified as Femicide (www.transunitedfund.com)
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After nearly a decade of misgendering and delay, a Mexico City judge recognized Paola Buenrostro as a woman and reclassified the case as aggravated femicide.

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[–] 9 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

Murder is murder but this sounds like it should be classified as a hate crime.

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  • [–] 8 points 11 hours ago (1 child)

    In Mexico City they passed a law in honor of her in 2024 to punish transfemicides by 70 years in prison. So classifying it as a transfemicide ensures that whoever is responsible for the crime basically spends their life in prison.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 hours ago

    That's helpful information & thank you for sharing.

    Monsters do target people who are different, and it seems like Mexico City took reasonable steps to ensure the safety of those who deserve to be their own version of themselves.

    Sure would be nice if the nation north of them took the same measures, instead of rewarding hateful biggots.

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    • [–] 1 point 11 hours ago

    Ten fucking years of this is horrible, I'm glad she wasn't alive to experience it

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