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1959: Mayor Ernesto Uruchurtu closed all gay bars in Mexico City under the guise of "cleaning up vice" (or reducing its visibility). 1979: The country's first LGBT Pride parade was held in Mexico City. 1999 (August): The First Meeting of Lesbians and Lesbian Feminists was held in Mexico City. From this meeting evolved an organized effort for ...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer rights in Mexico expanded in the 21st century, keeping with worldwide legal trends.The intellectual influence of the French Revolution and the brief French occupation of Mexico (1862–67) resulted in the adoption of the Napoleonic Code, which decriminalized same-sex sexual acts in 1871. [1]
Mexico City Pride is an annual LGBT pride event held in Mexico City, Mexico. The event, which is the largest Pride event in the country, [1] has been held annually since 1979. Since Mexico City's legalization of same-sex marriage in 2010, a mass wedding ceremony has been held for same-sex couples prior to the start of the event's pride parade. [2]
Statutory holidays (referred as "feriados" or "días de asueto" in Mexico) are legislated through the federal government and ruled by the Federal Labor Law (Ley Federal del Trabajo). [1] Most workers, public and private, are entitled to take the day off with regular pay.
Puerto Vallarta Pride is an annual LGBTQ pride event held in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, Mexico.Although the city has been a travel destination for members of the LGBTQ community since the 20th century, the official Puerto Vallarta Pride event was first held in 2013, lasting three days.
When a local government official was filmed singing at a gay vaquero convention in the largely rural state of Coahuila in 2018, he was criticized widely. The video has been watched 2.6 million ...
[1] [2] Surrounding the country's capital, there is a sizable amount in the State of Mexico. [3] Some observers claim that gay life is more developed in Mexico's second largest city, Guadalajara. [4] Other large cities include border city Tijuana, [5] northern city Monterrey, [6] centrist cities Puebla [7] and León, [8] and major port city ...
From Memorial Day to Thanksgiving, these are the dates of the 2023 federal holidays. 2023 federal holidays: New Year’s Day : Sunday, January 1 (Observed Monday, January 2)