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News from within the borders of Mexico and the fight for LGBT equality there. Although attitudes and laws about LGBT persons vary across the country, Mexico has seen widespread progress in LGBT rights, particularly in urban areas like Mexico City where same-sex marriage was legalized in 2010. Same-sex marriages have also occurred in Chihuahua, Colima, Oaxaca, Yucatan, and Quintana Roo. In 2001, Mexico added an amendment to its federal constitution that prohibited discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.

Everybody's Talking About Jamie
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Drag Babies: Everybody's Talking About Jamie (en Español)

A new Mexican production proves a popular musical’s message is universal.

Dressed in traditional Zapotec attire, muxes in Juchitán, Mexico, partake in a parade for the annual "Vela de las Intrépidas" in 2016.
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This Southern Mexico Community Has Challenged the Gender Binary for Generations

Muxes, a group long recognized within the indigenous Zapotec people of Mexico, are often referred to as a third gender.

Testosterone shortages in Mexico
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Testosterone Shortage Puts Trans Men at Risk

As low-cost testosterone disappears from shelves in Mexico, those who rely on the drug, like transgender men, grow increasingly desperate.

Gay couple sprayed with holy water and the woman who sprayed them
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Woman Assaults Hugging Gay Couple With Holy Water

The two men were minding their business when suddenly an unidentified woman began spraying them with water and complaining of their immorality.

Two Same-Sex Couples Await Getting Married
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Marriage Equality Now Legal Across All of Mexico

As of Wednesday, regardless of where one lives in Mexico, all couples have the right to be married regardless of sexual orientation.

Tsunami Warning Follows Major Quake in Mexico
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Tsunami Warning Follows Major Quake in Mexico

Traveling to Mexico During a Pandemic
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Traveling to Mexico During a Pandemic

LGBTQIA+ couples kissing and cutting a rainbow wedding cake during a Mexico City Pride Month mass ceremony.
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Hundreds Marry in Mass LGBTQ+ Wedding in Mexico City

Marriage equality has become the law in 26 of Mexico's 32 states since Mexico City implemented it in 2010.

This LGBTQ+ Family Went Swimming with Whale Sharks
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This LGBTQ+ Family Went Swimming with Whale Sharks

Culinary Guide to Cabo San Lucas
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Culinary Guide to Cabo San Lucas

The Mexican Wine Country Just South of San Diego
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The Mexican Wine Country Just South of San Diego

Nohemí Medina Martínez and Yulizsa Ramírez
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Woman and Man Charged in Killing of Queer Couple in Mexico

The couple's remains were found in trash bags. The women had been tortured and shot, according to authorities. 

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Queer Texas Couple Found Tortured, Shot, and Dismembered in Mexico

Nohemi Medina Martinez and Yulizsa Ramirez were 28 years old. Local authorities found another two women tortured and shot on Monday.