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Mexican state of Coahuila legalizes same-sex marriage
SALTILLO, Coahuila, Mexico — The Congress of the Mexican state of Coahuila has voted to legalize same-sex marriage. The congress on Monday voted 19-1 to alter more than 40 parts of the state’s civil code to make marriage gender neutral, making Coahuila the first state in Mexico to legalize same-sex marriage through its state legislature.
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Season of Pride: LGBT people, allies celebrate Pride around the world
For gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people and their allies, June is a month of pride and celebration. Around the globe, LGBT Pride Month has been marked with parades and marches, festivals and dances, and in some cases, protests and counter-protests. In the United States, much of the celebrations have focused on a string of victories …
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FIFA urged to show leadership on discrimination after alleged gay slurs at World Cup match
RIO DE JANEIRO — A monitoring group has challenged FIFA to show leadership in tackling discrimination after the sport’s world governing body dropped an investigation of Mexico fans chanting an alleged gay slur. FIFA’s disciplinary panel ruled Monday that the chant heard during Mexico vs. Cameroon on June 13 “is not considered insulting…
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FIFA drops investigation over alleged gay slur at World Cup match
RIO DE JANEIRO — The FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) will take no action against the Mexican football federation over fans chanting an alleged gay slur at World Cup matches. FIFA says its disciplinary panel decided the chant “is not considered insulting in this specific context,” and that it dismissed a charge…
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Mexico coach defends alleged gay slur chanted by World Cup fans
SANTOS, Brazil — Mexico coach Miguel Herrera has defended World Cup fans chanting an alleged gay slur which is under investigation by the sport’s international governing body. Mexico fans shouting the slur as the rival team’s goalkeeper takes a goal kick is “not that bad,” Herrera said Friday.
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Gay prisoner in Mexico blinded following attack by cellmate who gouged his eyes
PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico — A gay prisoner in Mexico remains hospitalized and recovering from injuries after his cellmate gouged out his eyes.
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Western Mexico state approves same-sex civil unions
MEXICO CITY — Lawmakers in Mexico’s western state of Jalisco have approved a change in the state’s constitution that legalizes same-sex civil unions.
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Mexico’s first openly gay mayor does not support gay marriage, ‘not yet, anyway’
FRESNILLO, Zacatecas, Mexico — The first openly gay mayor in Mexico’s history has been sworn in at a ceremony in city of Fresnillo, but LGBT residents should not look to him for support in legalizing same-sex marriage in Zacatecas, a state known for cowboy boots, embossed belts and drug gang shootouts.
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Same-sex couples win right to marry in Mexico state of Chihuahua
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico — A same-sex couple in Mexico legally wed after successfully challenging the state of Chihuahua for refusing to register their marriage earlier this year.
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Mexico lawmaker asks to ban gay unions in public because it ‘confuses children’
MEXICO CITY – A state legislator in Mexico is causing a stir by asking authorities not to allow gay weddings in public spaces because it confuses children in a state that just approved same-sex civil unions.