MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Maria Garcia and Salma Luevano will in September become the first two trans women sworn into Mexico's Congress, with Garcia promising to create a special public prosecutor's office to combat hate crimes against the LGBTQ+ community.
"It's historic in Latin America and perhaps also globally that Mexico today has in its Congress not only one but two trans women," said 36-year-old Garcia, who until a few weeks ago worked as a driver for the ride hailing company Didi.
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