The New Right validates the police officer who denied a trans woman access to a dedicated carriage; Conapred condemns

MEXICO CITY (apro) .- The sanction imposed on a police officer from the Secretariat of Citizen Security (SSC) for preventing a trans woman from accessing an area exclusively for women and children in the Metro sparked controversy in Mexico City.

While organizations such as the New Right Council supported the officer's actions and questioned the city government's inclusion policy, organizations such as the Council to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination (COPRED) condemned the incident as discriminatory.

In a statement, the New Right Council directly criticized the administration of Mayor Clara Brugada, after the uniformed officer was disciplined for the events that occurred at the Merced station on Line 1 of the Collective Transportation System (STC) Metro.

"A gold medal for reinterpreting biology, a silver medal for brainwashing citizens and making the United Nations' 2030 Agenda look like an instruction manual for daily life that violates the family, biology, and the sanity of the average citizen," declared the political-religious organization, which also demanded that the agency headed by Pablo Vázquez withdraw the sanction imposed on the official.

The case became public on August 12, when a video recorded by the trans woman herself began circulating on social media. In it, the uniformed officer blocks her path and says, "You're in a restricted women's area. You're not a woman, you're a gentleman."

COPRED condemns discrimination

In contrast, the Council to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination (COPRED) described what happened as a discriminatory act in a post it shared on its social media:

"In Mexico City, discrimination is prohibited and illegal, which is why these actions have been taken within the regulatory framework of this Council," stated the organization chaired by Geraldina González de la Vega.

On X, users like María Fernanda Morales supported COPRED's position: "It's necessary that schools offer courses on inclusion and gender, to prevent people from continuing to comment on nonsense like what they say in publications related to this case. We must stop being closed-minded and open up about the fact that gender ideology has changed."