Country Overview
Mexico
At a glance
Same-sex Relations for Men Legal Throughout the Country?
Same-sex Relations for Women Legal Throughout the Country?
Legal Gender Recognition Possible?
LGBTI Orgs Able to Register?
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In Mexico, laws about the rights of LGBTIQ people vary by state. For example, many states have adopted laws permitting legal gender recognition, but others have not. In 2022, the first nonbinary legal gender marker was awarded to a person in Guanajuato, Mexico. Mexico’s constitution prohibits discrimination based on sexual orientation, and since 2022, same-sex marriage has been legal in all of Mexico’s 32 states. In 2010, the Mexican Supreme Court also ruled that a state law banning same-sex couples from adopting children was unconstitutional, setting a legal precedent. Social conditions for LGBTIQ people also vary across the country. The Catholic Church significantly impacts social and cultural norms around gender and sexuality, and several anti-LGBTIQ Catholic groups oppose legislation striving for full equality for LGBTIQ people. Discrimination and hate crimes remain significant issues for LGBTIQ people. Despite these challenges, LGBTIQ Mexicans are experiencing greater acceptance and visibility, and a majority of Mexicans have been found to support the legalization of same-sex marriage and believe that society should accept “homosexuality.”
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