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Mexican Netflix star, street vendor 'Lady Tacos' turns to politics for LGBT, workers' rights

Mexican Netflix star, street vendor 'Lady Tacos' turns to politics for LGBT, workers' rights | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

In Mexico, "Lady Tacos de Canasta," a street vendor also known as Marven who was featured in a Netflix series, is running for Congress to fight for LGBT and workers' rights.

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A very queer and very vibrant art scene is thriving across Mexico

A very queer and very vibrant art scene is thriving across Mexico | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Unlike Puerto Vallarta, Chiapas is a less familiar state among tourists travelling to Mexico but San Cristóbal de las Casas is the perfect location to discover Chiapa’s natural beauty, vegetarian Mexican food and a thriving LGBT+ arts scene. Nature every LGBT+ traveller needs to see in Mexico: El Cañón del Sumidero. This colonial town has a cooler climate due to it being 2000 metres above sea level and surrounded by mountains. It’s als

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Vogue cover features transgender 'muxe' from Mexico for the first time

Vogue cover features transgender 'muxe' from Mexico for the first time | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Mexican and British editions of the magazine feature Estrella Vazquez on the cover in December

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Luxembourg's gay premier praises Mexico LGBT+ progress, sees more work ahead

Luxembourg's gay premier praises Mexico LGBT+ progress, sees more work ahead | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Xavier Bettel said Mexico was more advanced than other countries on LGBT+ and women's rights

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Mexico pride march poses questions for leftist presidency favorite

Mexico pride march poses questions for leftist presidency favorite | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Tens of thousands of gay rights supporters marched through Mexico City on Saturday with both hope and some nagging doubts about the prospect of a presidential election victory by leftist front-runner Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador next weekend.
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HRC Launches Second LGBT Workplace Inclusion Survey in Mexico

HRC Launches Second LGBT Workplace Inclusion Survey in Mexico | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
The groundbreaking program is already driving positive change for hundreds of thousands of workers in Mexico
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HRC Equidad MX Recognizes 32 LGBT-Inclusive Workplaces in Mexico

HRC Equidad MX Recognizes 32 LGBT-Inclusive Workplaces in Mexico | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
The groundbreaking assessment highlights companies in Mexico committed to inclusive workplace policies and practices for LGBT employees.
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In Mexico, indigenous ‘third gender’ pushes boundaries

In Mexico, indigenous ‘third gender’ pushes boundaries | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Estrella Velazquez towers over the crowd as she sashays in platform heels through the indigenous town of Juchitan, Mexico, seemingly impervious to the mocking catcalls behind...

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One Last Night in Mexico City’s LGBT Time Warp

One Last Night in Mexico City’s LGBT Time Warp | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
The bars and clubs around Avenida República de Cuba have long made up Mexico City’s queer nightlife hub, but today, their future hangs in the balance.
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HRC launches groundbreaking LGBT workplace inclusion survey in Mexico

HRC launches groundbreaking LGBT workplace inclusion survey in Mexico | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Today, the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation announced that its HRC Equidad MX: Global Workplace Equality Program is undertaking a groundbreaking new
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Meet Niña Dioz, Mexico's First Openly Gay Female Hip-Hop Artist

Meet Niña Dioz, Mexico's First Openly Gay Female Hip-Hop Artist | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Niña Dioz Tells AfterEllen what it's like to be the only openly lesbian hip-hop artist in Mexico, and shares her new music video, "Dale."
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Meet the gay Mexican football team looking to win big in Trump’s America

Meet the gay Mexican football team looking to win big in Trump’s America | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
As hard as the governing bodies try to unpick the thread
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Casa Frida Offers Refuge to LGBTQ Community in Mexico City

Casa Frida Offers Refuge to LGBTQ Community in Mexico City | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

In Mexico City, one group is working to ensure that its LGBTQ community has a safe place to turn amid the pandemic.

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HRC Promotes LGBT Workplace Inclusion in Major Mexican Cities

HRC Promotes LGBT Workplace Inclusion in Major Mexican Cities | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The HRC Foundation visited three major Mexican cities to conduct a series of business workshops to promote workplace inclusion among Mexican employers.

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Merida, Mexico: The Yucatan Capital of Gay & Day Drinking

Merida, Mexico: The Yucatan Capital of Gay & Day Drinking | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Merida is becoming the LGBTQ/ gay capital of Mexico's Yucatan State

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Migrant Caravan Developments: LGBT Splinter Group The 1st To Arrive In Tijuana

Migrant Caravan Developments: LGBT Splinter Group The 1st To Arrive In Tijuana | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
About 80 mostly LGBT migrants reached the border city south of San Diego on Sunday. They plan to seek political asylum as early as Thursday, arriving weeks ahead of thousands en route to the U.S.
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Gay dance company reinvents Mexico's 'folk ballet'

Gay dance company reinvents Mexico's 'folk ballet' | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
With a twirl of his skirt, Jacob Soto taps his strappy high-heels in time to the music, the very image of his all-gay dance company's bold reinvention of Mexico's traditional folk dances.
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This HIV-Positive Gay Asylum Seeker Was Granted a Stay of Deportation. Why Did he End Up Back in Mexico?

This HIV-Positive Gay Asylum Seeker Was Granted a Stay of Deportation. Why Did he End Up Back in Mexico? | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
One man’s asylum case reveals a disorganized, backlogged court willing to contradict its own decisions to “score another deportation victory.”
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Review: In ‘No Dress Code Required,’ a Gay Couple’s Mexicali Blues

Review: In ‘No Dress Code Required,’ a Gay Couple’s Mexicali Blues | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Cristina Herrera Borquez’s documentary follows Victor Aguirre and Fernando Urias in their bureaucratic battle to be legally married.
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Jerrell & Orion's Destination Wedding in Cancun, Mexico

Jerrell & Orion's Destination Wedding in Cancun, Mexico | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

We met in Connecticut while Jerrell attended grad school. Here goes the unbelievable, but very true, story… I got a flat tire on my way home from work, when Jerrell stopped to give me a hand. It’s very rare to find people who do such nice things! Since he was new in town, we exchanged numbers, started hanging out and became very good friends. Our friendship led to a relationship – we had both fallen in love with each other in a matter of months. 

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Mexican shelter welcomes LGBTI refugees

Mexican shelter welcomes LGBTI refugees | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
La 72, run by Franciscan Friar Tomás González Castillo near the Guatemalan border, is the first shelter in Mexico to cater to the needs of LGBTI refugees. By Elisabet Diaz Sanmartin in Tenosique, Mexico | 25 August 2017 An unusual shelter for migrants and refugees near the Guatemalan border in southeast Mexico is providing a discrimination-free place of safety for LGBTI refugees fleeing violence and homophobia in Central America. The shelter, known as La 72, is run by Friar Tomás González Castillo, a member of the Christian religious order of Franciscans. Friar Tomás has championed the rights of asylum-seekers in Mexico, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people, collectively known as LGBTI.
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Guadalajara set to host one of top gay pride parades in Latin America

Guadalajara set to host one of top gay pride parades in Latin America | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Known as a vibrant cosmopolitan city, Guadalajara is set to host one of the top gay pride parades in Latin America. Come June 10, 2017, Guadalajara Pride will see more than 60,000 people turn out for this year’s celebrations, which will be extra special given the recent announcement that Guadalajara has been shortlisted to host …
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Meet the Gender-Smashing Muxes of Mexico — Not Man, Woman, Trans or Gay

Meet the Gender-Smashing Muxes of Mexico — Not Man, Woman, Trans or Gay | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
"It's a way of being," explained one muxe, Felina Santiago. "Whereas you are a man or a woman, we have the best of both worlds."
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Frida Kahlo’s Mexico City

Frida Kahlo’s Mexico City | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Frida Kahlo (1907-1954) is best known for her many self-portraits, 55 in all, which comprise around half of her corpus of paintings.
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