“Trans people in Honduras are viewed as the lowest of the low ... and when they are visible and vocal, people take it as an invitation to kill them.”
A transgender television personality known for her commentary on LGBTQ issues was also killed this past weekend.
Ramos and Paul Jansen, program director at OutRight Action International, a global LGBTQ human rights organization, told NBC News that a third woman was shot in El Negrito, a municipality in Yoro, on July 3. Antonia Laínez, 38, was a stylist. Honduras, which along with El Salvador and Guatemala composes Central America’s so-called Northern Triangle, is one of the deadliest countries in the world. Though the country’s homicide rate has vastly decreased, it remains one of the highest, with 40 people per 100,000 killed in 2018.327 violent murders of LGBTQ individuals
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