At Least 80 Murders Committed Against LGBT+ Community Reported Last Year

Last year there were at least 80 murders of LGBT+ people in the country, presumably related to sexual orientation and gender identity or expression. This figure is higher than the figure recorded in 2023, when it was 66, the report presents the dynamics of violence due to prejudice. Homicides of LGBTI+ people in Mexico 2024.

Hate against LGBTQI+ people has intensified: one in six people in the community has suffered physical or verbal abuse in the last year, 16.25%, a figure much higher than the 6.8% recorded the previous year. This is revealed in the third report "State of Hate: LGBTQI+ Status," for 2025, prepared by the State Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Trans, Bisexuals, Intersex and More (FELGTBI+), which notes a worrying increase in attacks and discrimination …

Claudia Orozco During 2024, Tlaxcala recorded a hate murder against a LGBT+ person, according to the national report of Letra S, AIDS, Culture and Cotidian Life A.C. The organization detailed that this case is part of the 80 crimes committed throughout the country against members of this community, which reflects the [...]

Since its creation in September 2024, the Undersecretary for Sexual Diversity in Guanajuato has received 22 complaints for discrimination against LGBT+ persons, according to its owner, Ricardo García Frausto. The unit, unique in its type at the state level in Mexico, provides legal and social support to victims of violence or discriminatory acts. “Last year, on 26 September, which began the Undersecretary on 31 December, we dealt with three case…

Caribe Afirmativo's latest report makes a chilling observation: in Colombia, an LGBT+ person is killed every 48 hours. In 2024, 164 murders were recorded; the year 2025 already shows an increase of 47%. In the face of this disaster, a draft "trans law" arrives at Congress. The article LGBT+ violence in Colombia: 164 murders in 2024, already 41 in 2025 appeared first on Association STOP Homophobia.

Homophobia, biphobia and transphobia still kill. Although in the laws, progress has been made in the rights of the LGBT+c community, stigmas and prejudices still persist as one of the major obstacles to eradicating violence against people of gender diversity.In 2024, at least 80 people from the LGBT+ community in Mexico were murdered, according to estimates in the report The dynamics of violence by prejudice of the organization Letra Esa and oth…