A vigil for Sara Millerey González, a murdered trans woman in Colombia, has sparked outrage and protests nationwide. Her violent death, a symptom of pervasive transphobia, occurred after she was raped and brutally disposed of in a stream. She was rescued but succumbed to her injuries days later. Activists and community members held vigils, lighting candles and advocating for systemic change. Colombian President Gustavo Petro condemned the killing as fascism, calling attention to the presence of hate and violence against marginalized groups in the country. Mayor Lorena González Ospina vowed to seek justice for Millerey.
"That's why we are here, firmly rejecting this structural violence from all fronts," Elizabeth Castillo, a politician and activist, told reporters.
On his X account, president Gustavo Petro described Millerey's killing as 'facism': 'What happened in Bello is called fascism, because there are Nazis in Colombia.'
Sara was brutally attacked, her arms and legs were broken and she was thrown into the La García stream." - Lorena González Ospina, mayor of Bello.
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