Childhood Kenya Cytlaly Cuevas Fuentes was born in 1973 in
Mexico City by the
Oceanía metro station. The next day, she connected with the other trans women residing in the hotel. They taught her how to dress and she had, for the first time, felt comfortable in her body. She was imprisoned for over ten years and released after her innocence had been proven.
Paola Buenrostro On September 30, 2016, Cuevas lost her close friend and fellow sex worker, Paola Buenrostro. Paola, who had entered the car of a client, yelled out to Cuevas, crying for help. As Cuevas ran out towards the car, she heard two gunshots and saw the man moving Paola's body to the passenger seat. Aiming the gun towards her, he pulled the trigger but it jammed. Five years following the death of Paola Buenrostro, the Attorney General's Office of Mexico City publicly offered an apology to Paola and Cuevas and admitted that a proper investigation was not conducted. They also acknowledged that they did not respect her gender identity, constantly
deadnaming her in the process and refusing to recognize the nature of the crime against her. With Fuentes's guidance, the Capital Prosecutor's office worked to compile a document that would satisfy the recommendation to assist trans victims. == Activism ==