Alexandra R. DeRuiz

Alexandra R. DeRuiz (Mexico City, 1962) identifies as a transfeminine person. She is a teacher, translator, and author of the memoir Crucé la frontera en Tacones (Egales, 2023) and the essays appearing in the Material de lectura collection (UNAM, 2023). She is program director at La Jauría Trans, a virtual activism and support program for trans and gender-diverse people in Mexico City. She is also a freelance consultant and researcher in gender and sexuality. She has an AA in psychology from the City College of San Francisco and an English language teaching certification with the University of Dayton, completed the Trans Education and Training Assistance in Trans Health (TEACH) training in Bangkok, Thailand, and studied literature and writing at the University of El Claustro de Sor Juana in Mexico City. DeRuiz is an advocate for the human rights of trans migrants who transit through Mexico on their way to the border with the United States, trans sex workers, trans mature adults, and trans people living with HIV. She provides workshops and cultural sensibility trainings on LGBTQI+ issues, organizing conferences and mobilizations internationally, including in Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.