A trans woman was attacked with acid in Guadalajara.

 

Guadalajara, October 24.- A transgender woman was attacked with acid while walking with a friend in downtown Guadalajara on October 21. The attacker first approached her to talk, then walked away before returning to commit the attack.

The incident occurred on Madero Street, very close to Calzada Independencia, where municipal medical services personnel provided first aid and transported the victim to Santísima Trinidad Hospital, where they denied him treatment because he had no identification. He was then taken to Cruz Verde, where he was treated.

The Jalisco State Attorney General's Office said it has opened a case to investigate and find the attacker.

For its part, the organization Unión Diversa de Jalisco AC regrets the acid attack on a trans woman and the re-victimization of this woman by some media outlets. But above all, it regrets that the Santísima Trinidad Hospital in Guadalajara denied her care, arguing that she had no identification.

They also demand that the authorities conduct a thorough investigation to find the person responsible for this attempted femicide , and that they take appropriate action with the hospital, taking into account that Jalisco already has an anti-discrimination law, and Guadalajara has the corresponding regulations, so no hospital can refuse to treat a person.

Likewise, they demand that the media be trained on issues of sexual diversity and gender identity.