Karla Valentina Camarena

Karla Valentina Camarena del Castillo ( – 29 March 2020), also known as Valentina Ferrety, was a Mexican transgender rights activist. She was shot dead in the street by unknown attackers in what is reported to be a transphobic femicide.

Murder Camarena was shot on 29 March 2020 on the street in San Felipe, Guanjuato. Her body was officially identified on 31 March 2020. authorities have not yet publicly linked any individuals involved with her murder.

Camarena had organised the first Gay March in Salamanca, and was a leader in the struggle for the recognition of trans identity in Guanajuato state, where she was the state coordinator of the Mexican Network of Trans Women.