In a move that reeks of virtue signaling, activists in Mexico have gone ahead and constructed a mausoleum exclusively for transgender women. The Associated Press, always eager to promote the progressive agenda, reported this groundbreaking development on Friday. Proponents of this mausoleum claim that it will provide a dignified final resting place for victims of violence and those unclaimed by their families. How noble of them.
Situated in the Iztapalapa borough of Mexico City, this mausoleum is made of white masonry with colored stained glass inserts. Inside, there is a small altar adorned in the blue and pink of the transgender pride flag, along with a memorial to Paola Buenrostro, a transgender prostitute who was tragically shot dead in 2016. During the inauguration ceremony, activist Kenya Cuevas, clearly reveling in the attention, expressed gratitude to Paola for supposedly helping the trans community achieve an “important milestone.”
According to Cuevas, some of the individuals interred at this mausoleum were murdered, while others died of natural causes but had no family to claim their bodies. While it is undoubtedly tragic that anyone should meet such a fate, it is worth noting that Mexico does have a high murder rate, with over 15,000 homicides reported in the first six months of this year alone. Surprisingly, though, transgender individuals are actually slightly less likely to be murdered in Mexico than the rest of the population. This is because they constitute a mere 0.25% of the population and account for only 0.17% of all murder victims, according to data from Mexico’s National Statistics Institute and Statista.
The Associated Press, ever eager to push their narrative, throws in the alarming statistic that Mexico has the second-highest murder rate of transgender people worldwide. But let’s put that into perspective. Out of the 586 LGBTQ individuals killed between 2017 and July 2023 in Mexico, over half of them were transgender women, or so they claim. It’s almost as if the media is selectively highlighting certain statistics to further their own agenda.
So, while this mausoleum may be hailed as a symbol of progress and inclusivity, it is important to view it with a healthy dose of skepticism. Is this really the best use of resources? Wouldn’t it be more effective to address the underlying issues that contribute to violence against all individuals, rather than creating a special burial site for a select few? But of course, that wouldn’t make for a compelling headline, would it?
