Friday, May 17, 2013

Gay rights activists in Mexico City accuse police of abuses

http://www.latimes.com/news/world/worldnow/la-fg-wn-mexico-lgbt-20130517,0,5394726.story

Same-sex marriage is legal in this city. Gay and lesbian couples can adopt children, and the government touts tolerance and respect for "sexual diversity" in messages posted on subway platforms and bus billboards.

Yet, according to Jonathan Zamora, a 31-year-old psychologist, the advancement of gay rights in Mexico's capital in recent years conceals an ugly, persistent problem: unchecked discrimination and violence in what is, on paper at least, one of the most gay-friendly cities in the world.

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