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Mexico

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Added on: 04/07/2023

This community in southern Mexico has defied the gender binary for generations

04/07/2023

In the town of Juchitán de Zaragoza, located on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico’s southern state of Oaxaca, one variation of a local legend goes something…

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Added on: 02/16/2023

“This Is Why We Became Activists”

02/15/2023

In June 2021, Amani’s girlfriend ended their relationship. Amani told Human Rights Watch that for months prior to the breakup, her girlfriend’s parents had been “refusing to…

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Added on: 02/09/2023

Delhi’s new LGBTQ community centre promises a safe space for the queer

02/08/2023

If you are a queer in India, you have definitely heard of the Naz Foundation. An NGO that works on HIV/AIDS and sexual health, this is also the…

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Added on: 12/24/2022

La Tianguis Sexo Disidente: the radical, queer, Mexican flea market

12/23/2022

Every day, in the centre of Mexico City, a flea market takes place. At the market, trans girls and queer folx gather under a railway, selling clothing,…

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Added on: 11/20/2022

Mothers of LGBTQ children join forces in Latin America

11/20/2022

Fabu Olmedo is so nervous about clubs and restaurants in Paraguay that before a night out she often contacts one to make sure that she’ll be let…

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Added on: 11/08/2022

Gay Games XI Countdown Celebration Held in Guadalajara

11/07/2022

Guadalajara and Hong Kong will co-host the 2023 Gay Games XI, holding the games from Nov. 3 to 11, 2023, with a kickoff event to begin the…

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Added on: 10/28/2022

Final Mexican state approves same-sex marriage

10/26/2022

MEXICO CITY, Oct 26 (Reuters) – Mexico’s northeastern border state of Tamaulipas voted on Wednesday to recognize same-sex marriage, making it legal in every district across the…

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Added on: 10/24/2022

Dance show in Mexico highlights sexual diversity

10/23/2022

Guadalajara, Mexico, Oct 22 (EFE).- LGBTQ dance company Mexico de Colores presented a show in the Mexican city of Guadalajara on Saturday to highlight discrimination, transphobia and…

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Added on: 10/12/2022

Mexico’s most populous state approves same-sex marriage

10/11/2022

The congress of Mexico’s most populous state, State of Mexico, on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to legally recognize same-sex marriage, becoming the 29th of Mexico’s 32 states to…

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Added on: 10/12/2022

The Trevor Project Launches 24/7 Crisis Services for LGBTQ Youth in Mexico

10/11/2022

Today, on National Coming Out Day in the U.S. and Mexico, The Trevor Project announced the official launch of its free, confidential, 24/7 digital crisis services for…

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Added on: 08/26/2022

LGBT migrants receiving ‘humanitarian parole’ at California port of entry

08/25/2022

SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — About 120 asylum-seekers who are members of the LGBT community are being allowed into the U.S. on a daily basis. Enrique Lucero, the…

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Added on: 07/27/2022

LGBTQ activists angered by Baja California governor’s stance on conversion therapy.

07/26/2022

The memories remain raw for 27-year-old Benjamin Sanchez. As the teenage son of a pastor in an ultra-Christian community of Tijuana, his identity was considered a sin….

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Added on: 06/26/2022

Mass same-sex wedding in Mexico challenges discrimination

6/25/22

Even after five years of living together in the Pacific resort city of Acapulco, something as simple as holding hands or sharing a kiss in public is…

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Added on: 06/08/2022

Inside Mexico City’s First LGBTQ Soup Kitchen.

06/07/2022

Like many parts of Mexico City, the Guerrero neighborhood feels simultaneously bustling and relaxed. Just northwest of the city’s historic center, kids play in the street as…

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Added on: 06/05/2022

Mexican LGBTQ group rallies support for beach ‘paradise’ battered by storm

6/3/22

When Hurricane Agatha battered a Mexican beach hamlet popular with LGBTQ residents and visitors earlier this week, members of the community sprang into action to help the…

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Added on: 05/18/2022

Mexico seeks to bring those excluded due to LGBT-phobia into labor force.

05/17/2022

In a country where discrimination prevails despite legal advances, Contrata LGBTIQ has become one of the first Mexican initiatives to integrate the LGBT community, including migrants, into…

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Added on: 04/16/2022

Transgender migrants in Juarez wait chance to apply for U.S. asylum

4/15/22

Alejandra Gomez, a transgender woman, left her native Honduras a few months ago, fleeing discrimination and threats of violence. “That is the reason I am here,” Gomez…

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Added on: 02/20/2022

Mexico issues first birth certificate recognising non-binary gender

2/19/22

An LGBT+ activist has become the first person in Mexico to be issued a birth certificate recognising his gender as non-binary. Fausto Martinez received the historic birth…

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Added on: 01/21/2022

Lesbian couple’s killing, dismemberment sparks protest in Juarez

01/20/2022

JUAREZ, Mexico (Border Report) – Women’s rights and LGBT activists took to the streets of Juarez on Thursday, demanding answers in the murder and dismemberment of a lesbian…

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Added on: 01/19/2022

Mexico threatens fans with 5-year bans for homophobic chant

01/18/2022

The Mexican Football Federation says any fan caught screaming a homophobic chant at its matches will face a five-year ban from national team games. Federation President Yon…

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Added on: 01/14/2022

Latin America: Alarming Reversal of Basic Freedoms

01/13/2022

(New York) – Latin America is facing some of its gravest human rights challenges in decades, Human Rights Watch said today in releasing its World Report 2022. “Latin America…

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Added on: 01/10/2022

The first transgender woman officeholder in Baja wants to make Tijuana more inclusive

01/09/2022

TIJUANA — The first transgender woman to hold public office in Baja California is determined to help develop a more inclusive language in Tijuana — and with it, a…

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Added on: 01/02/2022

Queer kiss-a-thon staged at Six Flags Mexico theme park in response to ‘homophobia’

1/1/22

A “besotón”, or kiss-a-thon, has been staged at the Six Flags Mexico theme park after a queer couple visiting said they were victims of “homophobia”. A friend…

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Added on: 12/31/2021

Mexico: Six Flags amusement park drops PDA ban

12/31/21

The Six Flags amusement park in Mexico City has decided to drop a ban on “affectionate behavior” on its grounds. It comes after criticism members of the…

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Added on: 11/04/2021

Mexico punished again for homophobic chant, will play more World Cup qualifiers without fans

11/1/2021

Mexico’s men’s national soccer team will be forced to play two more World Cup qualifiers in empty stadiums after its fans continued yelling an anti-gay slur at…

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Added on: 10/31/2021

Critically queer: L Heidenreich explores transgender Mestiz@ history

10/29/2021

As someone who identifies as genderqueer, Mestiz@, materialist, and Catholic, L Heidenreich brings a unique perspective to the study of history that is hard to find in…

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Added on: 09/24/2021

LGBT+ conversion therapy thrives even as bans gather pace

09/16/2021

LONDON, Sept 15 (Openly) – Doctors once prescribed long, hard bike rides and testicular transplants to cure gay men of their “sexual abnormality”. More than a century…

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Added on: 07/16/2021

These 15 Historical Examples Of LGBTQ Culture Around The World You Might Not Have Known About

07/13/2021

Nonbinary Vikings – Viking imagery in contemporary culture is heavily associated with stereotypes surrounding masculinity; long-haired, heavily muscled warriors are used to sell everything from beer to…

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Added on: 07/03/2021

In Mexico, transgender politicians make strides

7/2/21

Salma Luévano was arrested for publicly identifying herself as transgender in provincial Mexico in 1985. Now she is set to take office as a member of Congress…

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Added on: 06/19/2021

Two Trans Women Elected to Congress for First Time in Mexico’s History

6/18/21

For the first time in the country’s history, two trans women have been elected to Congress in Mexico. Maria Clemente Garcia and Salma Luevano are members of…