MONTERREY, Mexico, Nov 13 (Reuters) - Mexico's first openly non-binary magistrate and prominent LGBTQ activist, Ociel Baena, was found dead at home in the central state of Aguascalientes, Mexican authorities said on Monday.
Baena, who used they/them pronouns, was celebrated across Latin America for their work to advance the rights of the LGBTQ community.
Mexico's Security Minister Rosa Icela Rodriguez said authorities are investigating the cause of death.
The Aguascalientes state prosecutor's office said in a statement that Baena's body was found along with that of another person, whom local media identified as Baena's partner.
The former chief justice of Mexico's Supreme Court, Arturo Zaldivar, said he deeply lamented Baena's death.
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