Meet Kenya Cuevas, one of the most prominent trans, sex worker and human rights activists in Mexico. 
At the age of 9 Cuevas left her house due to the violence. At that age and living in the streets, she was forced into sexual labor, became addicted to drugs and at age 13 contracted HIV. She also spent almost 11 years in prison for allegedly having selling and distributing drugs.
In 2016 she was one of the witnesses of the killing of her friend Paola Buenrostro, a trans sex worker and she also saw how her murderer was released 2 days later for an alleged lack of witnesses.
After years of fighting, Cuevas was able to achieve that the murder of her friend was the first recognized case of transfemicide by the Human Rights Commission of Mexico City.
In 2019 she founded the Casa de las Muñeacas Tiresias, an association to fight for human rights, transgender rights, rights for people with HIV, prisoners and other oppressed people.
In 2020 she opened the first safehouse for trans women in Mexico, the Paola Buenrostro house for trans women.
"Our revenge will be that we will be happy." @Kenyacuevas83.
"Our revenge will be that we will be happy." @Kenyacuevas83.
Watch our report Fighting For Survival: Trans Sex Workers Of Mexico Unite here: bit.ly/3rUSLLz
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