Gay in mexican

Check out this interview with local boy Andres from Mexico City who tells us all about gay life in Mexico and what it's like growing up in the big Mexican capital. There was a time when the number 41 was considered very bad luck in Mexico. It was so bad that some people would even skip out their 41st birthday completely!

This innocuous number became synonymous with Mexican queer culture in the early s following a raid on a private party by police on 17th November At this mexican, there were 41 men: 22 dressed as men, 19 as women. Whilst the police allowed Ignacio to escape, they arrested the remaining 41, beat them, jailed them, convicted them, and then later conscripted them into the army as punishment.

Whilst homosexuality was legalized in Mexico as far back associety remained so hostile to homosexuality that this scandal led to the vilification of the number Calling someone 41 was akin to saying they were queer. Mexico City has a fantastic gay scene with one of the best gay Pride events in Latin AmericaPuerto Vallarta has become one of the hottest gay destinations in the world, and as of October 27,Mexico has mexican gay marriage gay in all of its 32 states.

We've visited Mexico many times during our travels, particularly Puerto Vallarta PrideMexico Gay, and the Yucatan Peninsulabut we wanted to find out what it's like from a local's perspective. We asked our gay Mexican friend Andres from Mexico City to give us the full lowdown in this interview about what it's like growing up gay in Mexico.

Hello, my friends! It's based on the idea that the LGBTQ community have, for too long, been hiding in the shadows, so it's now time to come out and shine! I came out when I was 15 years old, although my parents claim to have known about me since I was 5, apparently because I used to punch like a girl!

My grandfather was an amazing person. We were very close. He knew about me and even met all my ex-boyfriends. Before he passed away he told me:. So for him to be happy, I love him unconditionally, no matter what! Growing up in a big city like Mexico City which has a population of around 25 million peoplemeant that it was really easy to be myself and love whoever I wanted.

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We have a huge gay scene here, with many queer festivals, events, and parties taking place throughout the year. When his father found out about us, there was a lot of trouble! We had to break up immediately and he was forced to block all contact with me. I never saw him again, but I have heard from mutual friends that he is still hiding his sexuality by being in an unhappy heterosexual relationship.

Fortunately, when I was growing up, I was very lucky to never experience any direct homophobia. However, when my husband and I were planning our wedding, we experienced some very blunt, direct discrimination! We were searching across the country for a beautiful Haciendas to serve as a venue for our wedding.

One of the places we found had been recommended by a family friend, so we went to meet with the owner to discuss the arrangements.