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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.

3 transgender people were slain in just two weeks. The community wants answers

Samantha Gómez Fonseca, a transgender activist and politician, was shot multiple times inside a car in south Mexico City on Sunday.

Everything You Missed at Austin Wolf's Inaugural Collab Week

The famous adult entertainer invited the best of the best on an exciting trip to Mexico.

Mexico’s First Nonbinary Magistrate and Their Partner Found Dead

The couple were found dead in Aguascalientes, which is 300 miles away from Mexico City.

Historic Gay Games Open in Hong Kong and Guadalajara Amid Criticisms

It’s the first time the Gay Games will be hosted in Asia or Latin America, but critics have questions.

Trans Reality Star Wendy Guevara Finds Her Way With ‘Perdida Pero Famosa’

The reality star who shot to fame in Mexico in La Casa de Los Famosos chats with The Advocate about sudden fame and being joyful and outspoken for her trans siblings on her new show Wendy, Perdida Pero Famosa.

Pilot Dies in Plane Crash During Gender Reveal Party

Video captures the moment the plane’s left wing appears to separate from the fuselage as it flies away from the group of people below.

Hundreds Marry as Mexico Celebrates Marriage Equality, Gender ID Law

The nation continues to make strides in equality.

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

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

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 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.

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.

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.

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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.