Fun Fast Facts:
- French occupation of Mexico (1862–67) resulted in the adoption of the Napoleonic Code, which decriminalized homosexuality in 1871.
- 1979: The country’s first LGBT Pride parade was held in Mexico City.
- Tolerance of sexual diversity in certain indigenous cultures is widely seen, especially among Isthmus Zapotecs and Yucatán Mayas.
- Same-sex marriage legal in Mexico City and Quintana Roo.
W3JOY interviewed Fernando Estrada from Guadalajara, Mexico
It’s great that we have this law that permits all gay people to donate blood.
It’s the old-fashioned way of seeing families, that there has to be someone there, the father and the mother.
When you apply for a job, it’s not something legal, but a lot of companies, especially international companies ask you if you are married or not or if you have children or not.
Since the church –in the media– they openly say that being gay is against God’s will, a lot of people they take that [message] to bully people.
Published on: Jan 8, 2013 @ 9:32
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