Mexico is the second country where the most transfemicides are committed, she was recently murdered Valentina Sodya renowned trans activist in favor of LGBT+ rights who also gave Drag shows at her bar Alebrijes, located in Temixco, Morelos, where She was executed in cold blood by two hitmen just as she was giving her presentation.
It happened on the night of June 25, World Day for Sexual Diversity, Valentina was preparing to give her show, clients and collaborators were at the place, when two men arrived on a motorcycle who asked for her and He was shot at the place where he was applauded hundreds of times.
According to the newspaper La Jornada, she left the dressing room and was shot twice, leaving her lying there. She even recorded part of her agony until paramedics arrived and took her to a hospital where she died shortly after due to the severity of her injuries.
After shooting her, the criminals fled on the motorcycle and disappeared into the streets. According to the Morelos Prosecutor’s Office, a search operation was implemented, but so far the attackers have not been located.
Alleged extortion
After the murder of activist Valentina Sody, whose real name was José Miguel Hernández Salgado, became known, members of the LGBT+ community, as well as family and friends of the victim, began to demand justice. Due to the relevance she had in the community, the authorities were quick to report on the case.
Ulises Carmona Gandara, prosecutor of Morelos, said at a press conference that Everything seems to indicate that the crime was due to extortion for payment of a flat.so he considered that it was not a hate crime, although he assured that it will be investigated under femicide protocols.
For Valentina’s family, this version is not credible.as they claim that they never received an extortion call alerting them to this situation. It should be remembered that the prosecutor was in prison for a case where he allegedly covered up a femicide, that of the death of the young Ariadna Fernanda López.
Meanwhile, the Temixco City Council observed a minute of silence for the death of the activist, condemned the events and demanded that the Prosecutor’s Office do justice in the murder of her collaborator, since He was a member of the Municipal Council to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination as a representative of civil society.
Who was Valentina Sody?
She was born in 1985, according to the SDP Noticias media, in addition to being an activist she was a businesswoman, she owned the Alebrijes bar and worked in a pet and dog grooming store called “Joshua.”
Most of her income came from her Drag shows.on social networks he shared his transformations, which were spectacular.
As an activist, he was part of the Political Agenda of the Mexican LGBTTTIQ+ Coalition, according to the newspaper Milenio. Through the collective she promoted reforms to the law to guarantee attention to the rights of minorities.
She was also an animal lover and the owner of several dogs that she showed off on her social networks. I had a TikTok sidebecause on the social network she used to share her makeup and transformations.
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