Beg Gay Mexi | GLSEN

Contents:

• HOMOSEXUALY: THE UNTRI WHERE IS ILLEGAL TO BE GAY
• THE PERPLEXG NARRATIVE ABOUT BEG GAY LAT AMERI
• MAP SHOWS WHERE IT’S ILLEGAL TO BE GAY – 30 YEARS SCE WHO DECLASSIFIED HOMOSEXUALY AS DISEASE
• BEG GAY MEXI

HOMOSEXUALY: THE UNTRI WHERE IS ILLEGAL TO BE GAY

But wh the tradnal, Catholic fluence still prent much of society, what is the suatn for gay travellers Mexi?

As wh any untry we discs, gay travellers should feel fortable and nfint travellg where they want.

THE PERPLEXG NARRATIVE ABOUT BEG GAY LAT AMERI

This gui aims to expla the suatn wh LGBT rights Mexi so that any gay travellers have a good ia of the state of affairs before parture.

MAP SHOWS WHERE IT’S ILLEGAL TO BE GAY – 30 YEARS SCE WHO DECLASSIFIED HOMOSEXUALY AS DISEASE

The Legal Suatn In Gay Mexi. Dpe this, historilly laws agast public cency or immoraly were ed as an exce to persecute gay people. In 2015 the Supreme Court of Mexi sentially legalized gay marriage by proclaimg that any state law rtrictg marriage to only heterosexual upl is discrimatn.

While legally speakg the suatn for gay people Mexi is improvg, ’s important to note the strong fluence of Catholicism and the prevalence of machismo culture wh s clearly fed ‘male’ and ‘female’ rol.

This means that tradnally attus towards LGBT people were discrimatory wh 48% of Mexins sayg they would not allow a homosexual their home as recently as 2005.

BEG GAY MEXI

However, attus are changg quickly and there’s strong evince of a generatn gap public opn, wh 70% of those aged 18 to 29 believg homosexualy should be accepted, parison wh 52% of people over 50.