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Mexican state of Colima approves same-sex civil unions
MEXICO CITY — Lawmakers in Mexico’s western state of Colima have approved a change in the state’s constitution that legalizes same-sex civil unions.
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LGBT activists in Mexico protest outside Russian Embassy over anti-gay laws
MEXICO CITY — LGBT activists on Friday assembled outside the Russian embassy in Mexico City to protest the country’s adoption of anti-gay laws.
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Gay detainee accuses immigration authorities of endangering his life
SAN DIEGO – A 26-year-old gay man is accusing two immigration guards in El Centro, Calif. of making anti-gay slurs at him, violently roughing him up while in custody, and putting in danger his health and his life.
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Mexico’s high court: Homophobic slurs not protected as freedom of expression
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that two homophobic words commonly used in Mexico to humiliate gay men are not protected as freedom of expression under the constitution, allowing those offended by them to sue for moral damages.
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Mexico Supreme Court cites U.S. Supreme Court cases in same-sex marriage ruling
MEXICO CITY — In a historic and unanimous decision Monday, Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that denying same-sex couples in the Mexican State of Oaxaca the right to marry is unconstitutionally discriminatory, based in part on two significant U.S. Supreme Court cases.
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Mexico Supreme Court strikes down ban on same-sex marriage
The Supreme Court of Mexico on Wednesday issued a unanimous ruling in favor of three same-sex couples seeking to marry in the southern state of Oaxaca, paving the way for universal marriage rights throughout Mexico.
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Openly gay journalist found dead in elevator shaft in Mexico City
MEXICO CITY — Armando Montano, an openly gay apprentice journalist working as a summer intern for the Associated Press in Mexico City, was found dead early Saturday. He was 22 years old.
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Known male prostitute arrested in murder of U.S. Airways flight attendant
MEXICO CITY — Mexican officials announced they have arrested a known male prostitute for the robbery and brutal murder of a gay flight attendant on Saturday during a layover stop in Mexico City.
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Suspect in custody for murder of gay flight attendant in Mexico City hotel
MEXICO CITY — A Phoenix-based gay flight attendant for U.S. Airways was found dead in a Mexico City hotel room early Saturday morning in what local police are referring to as a homicide.
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Mexico City same-sex marriages surpass 1,000 since legalization
Mexico’s capital city has reported that 1,000 same-sex marriages have been registered since the city’s lawmakers legalized same-sex unions on Dec. 21, 2009, according to a statement released by the Oficina del Registro Civil (Civil Registry).