Thousands march in defense of the LGBT+ community in southern Mexico

Thousands of people took to the streets of Tuxtla Gutiérrez this Saturday, in the southern state Mexican from Chiapas, to the LGBT+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) Pride march to make diversity visible and recognize the rights of this community.

More than a dozen groups gathered in the Parque de La Mujer Soldado, from where the caravan departed with some 70 units decorated with balloons and rainbow flags that waved until they reached the center of the city, where they held a rally.

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To the rhythm of batucadas and electronic music, the activists celebrated the union and demonstrated in front of the Government Palace the need to enforce their rights in terms of legislation, education, health, right to work, but above all, in terms of inclusion.

“Although there is progress in the state of Chiapas, there is still much to be done and that is for the community itself to take over the legislative seats so that the community’s flag of struggle is grabbed by one of the same community”said Conrado Cifuentes Astudillo, a participant in the march.

Candelaria Rodríguez Sosa, coordinator of the Gender Violence Alert against Women (AVGM) in Chiapas, said that every year they must join in actions of this type, because the sectors are marginalized.

Members and supporters of the LGBT+ community march through the main streets of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas state (Mexico). (EFE/Carlos Lopez/)

“We as responsible people must recognize the differences, they demand that these rights of non-discrimination and inclusion be respected,” he told efe

For her part, Tere Campos, organizer of the march, called on politicians and public officials to raise awareness.

“That they have the desire, the political will, to continue building these spaces, to give themes, to give us the legal certainty of our existence and of our recognized rights, as was equal marriage and today by the identity law,” he specified.

After the march, the authorities did not report any incident.

According to the Letra Ese organization, every month six hate killings against LGBT people are recorded in Mexico.

Mexico is the second country in Latin America with the most violence due to homophobia and transphobia, after Brazil, according to the National Observatory of LGBT Hate Crimes of the Fundación Arcoíris.

In addition, according to the data available to Letra Ese, 70 hate homicides were recorded in 2021.

The Mexican LGBT community celebrated its pride march demanding recognition of their rights, such as access to health, non-violence and equal treatment. (EFE/Francisco Guasco/)

Source: Elcomercio