Joy Huerta, the famous singer of the group Jesse y Joy, reported that she was a victim of discrimination by the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (SRE), when she went with her wife to process her daughter's passport.
She explained through social networks that when she went to carry out the procedure with all the required papers—including the birth certificate, where she and her wife appear as mothers—there was a discriminatory act towards them.
According to what he says, the staff asked for the
Chile Mobile Number List birth certificate (a document that certifies the birth of the baby and is given at the time of delivery), a document that is not required, "the fact that they ask for it with a smile does not make it any less discriminatory and does not take away from being presumption of criminality,” he noted.
The public complaint presented by the singer ends with this statement:
SRE staff need to be sensitized, since asking who the biological mother is or asking me to put fingerprints in my daughter's passport as the father is not only insensitive, it is also discriminatory.
Documents necessary to process the passport of a minor, according to the SRE website:
Document proving your Mexican nationality (birth certificate, naturalization letter).
Document to prove your identity (school certificate, school or medical services credential, identity card).
Documents of his parents or whoever has parental authority or guardianship over him.
The lighting sheet is not among the requirements.
The act of discrimination is notorious because Joy is a public figure, however, it would be important to analyze how many similar cases have been filed before the singer's complaint.
His followers took the time to write a few words in response:
Unfortunately we lack culture, what good is so much technology if we do not advance with it. Enough of so much discrimination. We are all equal and have rights.
And although there are diverse opinions among users on social networks, the government is in charge of promoting equality and inclusion. The SRE should modernize or update its system to avoid this type of actions.
It is worth mentioning that after the singer's complaint, the Secretary of Foreign Relations, Marcelo Ebrard, responded that Joy “is certainly right,” and that as a promoter of equal marriage, he assures that a similar act will not happen again.
On May 16, within the framework of the International Day against Homophobia, Transformation and Biphobia, Ebrard instructed the SRE to make adjustments to consular procedures so that all people, without distinction of sex, can get married in offices in Mexico Worldwide.
It is not the only case…
A few days ago, Ophelia Pastrana reported on social media that she could not open a bank account in Citibanamex because she was a trans woman. On her social networks, she said that when she arrived at a Citibanamex branch, it was explained to her that an account could not be opened since it was a "complete movement" due to her data.
According to what she says, the branch employees referred to her with masculine adjectives, to which she begged them to refer to her as a woman.
After reporting the act and finding no solution, Ophelia went to another unit of the same company. There she was able to open her account after about an hour.
It was then that he noticed that the registration was not a problem with the company's protocol, but rather a lack of awareness on the part of the workers.
“It is not possible for a person who arrives with all his documents to a Pride Connection company to receive such treatment. It is very empty that they include the march and do not have internal processes that support them.”
A Pride Connection company is one that seeks to promote inclusive work spaces for sexual diversity. Citibanamex considers itself one of them, and in fact has protocols to be inclusive and diverse; However, this fact shows that there is still a lot to do.
