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A total of 117 trans and gay candidates seeking office in Mexico on the June 6 election

Gay, lesbian and transgender candidates are competing for votes in Mexico’s midterm election, aiming to upset politics as usual in the largely Roman Catholic, socially...
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Puerto Vallarta is an international example of the fight against homophobia

“Puerto Vallarta is a world benchmark in the fight against homophobia, due to the work we have done as a team with the representatives of...
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‘Lady Tacos de canasta’ is seeking election to Mexico’s Congress

Lady Tacos de Canasta, of Muxe origin from Oaxaca, will participate in the elections in Mexico City, which will be held on June 6, in...
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Mexico’s senior Catholic leader backs civil unions for gay couples

The Mexican Catholic Church’s highest-ranking bishop agrees with recent comments by Pope Francis in support of legal protections offered by civil unions for gay couples,...
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Conservative Mexican state of Puebla legalizes same-sex marriage

The Congress of the Mexican state of Puebla voted to legalize same-sex marriages by an overwhelming majority on Tuesday, marking a step forward for LGBT...
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Two people killed outside Puerto Vallarta gay bar

Two subjects were shot to death at dawn on Tuesday outside Paco's Ranch, one of Puerto Vallarta's most famous gay bars in the Romantic Zone...
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Mexico’s transgender community in fear after second murder

The gruesome killing on Saturday of a second transgender woman in northern Mexico has unnerved the local transgender community and amplified calls for greater protections...
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Mexicans battle to ban conversion therapy

When she was 15 years old, Paola Santillan was raped by two men who claimed they would “take the lesbian” out of her. She kept...
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Mexico City lawmakers vote to outlaw LGBT+ conversion therapy

Lawmakers in Mexico City on Friday voted to ban conversion therapy, part of a small but growing movement to end the practice of trying to...
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Costa Rica becomes first Central American country to legalize gay marriage

Costa Rica became the first country in Central America to legalize gay marriage on Tuesday, when a court ruling recognized that right, although the date...
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Mexico sees deadliest year for LGBT+ people in five years

Mexico is seeing a surge of extreme violence toward LGBT+ people in its deadliest year in half a decade, a leading rights group said on...
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34% of tourists in Puerto Vallarta are LGBT

34% of visitors who arrive in Puerto Vallarta to enjoy the tourist destination belong to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transsexual community (LGBT), with the...
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