Luxembourg’s gay premier praises Mexico LGBT+ progress

Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel addressed the Mexican Senate on Tuesday, calling on lawmakers to advance LGBT rights in the country of some 120 million people.

On the third day of his first official visit to Mexico, Bettel, one of the only openly gay heads of state in the world, also spoke about the importance of women’s rights.

“I know that Mexico - and I don’t say this just to please you Mr. President - is more advanced than other countries on all these issues,” Bettel told senators.

“(But) Mexico City doesn’t represent the whole country, of course. And . . .