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Vendaval -> "In macho culture, gays find acceptance in Mexico City district (6/4/2009 2:11:54 AM)
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In macho culture, gays find acceptance in Mexico City district
By Mairys Joaquin | McClatchy Newspapers
Posted on Thursday, May 21, 2009
"For Flores and countless other gay people, the Zona Rosa's urban, chic appeal — complete with fashionable restaurants, gay bars and swank boutiques — has become a haven in a country and a culture that long have rejected homosexuality and shunned homosexuals.
Gay activists say that even though laws are improving in relatively more liberal places such as Mexico City — where legislators passed a law two years ago recognizing same-sex marriages — many are still reluctant to acknowledge their sexual orientation publicly.
"Homophobia is engrained in all different parts of our culture," said Manuel Herrera, a lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender activist leader within Amnesty International."
http://www.mcclatchydc.com/360/story/68607.html
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