Telling the story of transphobia in Latin America is telling the story of millions of people living in silence or under the perennial threat of not being able to live their identity in freedom.

Just a few days ago, Yariel Valdés reported the aggression suffered by a group of LGBTQ migrants within the Caravan of Refugees that has traversed Central America, fleeing the violence in their respective countries.

Among the more than four thousand travelers - who faced aggression and stigmatization from political leaders like Donald Trump - there was another group that had to suffer at the same time the rejection of their fellow travelers.

There is no more tangible example of the reality of transgender Latinxs than this episode.

Valdés cites figures from the non-governmental organization Transgender Europe that place Latin America as the region with "the highest global rates of violence against the LGBTQ community."

Transgender Europe (TGEU) has determined that, between Jan. 1, 2008, and Sept. 30, 2016, around 2264 trans people have been murdered in the Americas; 1768 of them perished in South and Central America.

That is to say, 78% of homicides of transgender people are concentrated in Latin America, making evident the calcification of patriarchy and machismo in those societies.

According to a report by La Red 21, hate crimes "are characterized by their levels of cruelty, violence, and brutality," coinciding with the report of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR).

Lapidating, beheadings, burnings, genital mutilation and other types of pathological violence are challenges in the daily life of the transgender Latinxs.

Despite efforts for visibility and the demand for human rights in the Latino community, the situation seems to have worsened, especially due to the emergence of new digital platforms that have given rise to "cyberbullying."

To have a clearer idea, the first LGBT march against homophobia and transphobia in Mexico took place in 1978, and the organization of efforts to protect and recognize gender identity in this country has grown exponentially.

However, today, Mexico is the most dangerous country for anyone whose identity is not framed within heteronormativity.

According to Animal Político, "between 1995 and 2016, the civil association Letra S documented 1310 hate murders," of which 265 (20.2%) correspond to transgender people.

Despite these figures, the transgender community in Latin America has had its moments of glory.

Accomplishments such as those of Daniela Vega (first transsexual woman to present the Oscar awards), or Tamara Adrián (first transgender person to reach a position in the National Assembly of Venezuela, and second to reach a national legislature in the Western Hemisphere), have shown that there is an opportunity for equal rights in Latin America, even if it’s still a "caravan" full of obstacles.