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How a skeleton folk saint of death took off with Mexican transgender women

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Stephen Woodman

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Betzy Ballesteros, a 26-year-old transgender sex worker, keeps a shrine to Santa Muerte, the skeleton folk saint, in her home. Surrounding the statue are candles, candy and the grainy photos of several friends who were murdered and … Continue reading →

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Santa Muerte and transgender sex workers in Mexico

Posted on November 2, 2016 by Stephen Woodman
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Mexican police turn blind eye to murders of transgender women, say activists

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Stephen Woodman

MEXICO CITY, August 22 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Betzy Ballesteros’ brush with death came on a windy night in December, when a man in a black Chevy Suburban pulled up to the street corner in the Mexican city of Guadalajara … Continue reading →

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