User:Jmartinezcolin/LGBT rights in Mexico City

On March 4, 2010, it became the first area in Mexico to issue same-sex marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

'''** Edit made in this entire section (Legal Status of Homosexuality), rearranged existing sections into subheadings under legal status of homosexuality. Purpose of this is because the following topics fall under this umbrella category. **'''

Legal status of homosexuality
Homosexuality is legal in Mexico City since the country's adoption of the Napoleonic Code (via the brief French occupation of Mexico (1862–67)). Effective in 2009, LGBT rights were legally enforced.

LGBT adoption
Joint legal adoption by same-sex couples is legal in Mexico City since 2010 .** Added a new citation here that was needed**

Changing legal gender
 ** Made change in the only sentence presente due to false year referenced** New sentence: Transgender persons can change their legal gender and name in Mexico City since 2014.

Anti-LGBT Violence
2007 ratings shared that Mexico was the second-highest rated country for homophobic crimes.

Machismo is a very common gender norm issue in Mexico. The hate crimes that have spread to Mexico City show an alarming connection to hate crimes; more specifically in those identified as transgender women. In the range of 2019-2022, the National Observatory of Hate Crimes against LGBTI+ Persons in Mexico indicated reports of 305 hate crimes (violence rated) against sexual minorities, hence the LGBT community. These rates are also in conection with Mexico City. The people in the country and Mexico city have called for justice in these crimes, demanding further investigations.

On November 14, 2023, LGBT activist Jesus Ociel Baena ,died in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Baena was recognized for breaking barries as the first person in the country of Mexico let alone the City of Mexico to come share lawful issues of the LGBT community. With Brito's appearence in the following events related to Baena, chants were presented in Zocalo, honoring Baena and other LGBTI+ victims due to Anti-LGBT violence.

Conversion Therapy Ban
The conversion therapy ban in mexico city is an achievement that could have been reached. Any medical professional residing in Mexico City who commits conversion therapy sessions can face up to 5 years of imprisonment. Mexico is one of the 16 countries in the world that has reached a partial agreement in terms of the banning of conversion therapy.

El Ambiente
" El Ambiente" is known to be an atmospheric environment for queer/LGBT individuals located in Mexico City. The part of Mexico City is known as "la Zona Rosa". In the English dictionary, El Ambiente is translated as "the environment". El Ambiente is regrouped in 3 different ways: space, subculture, and discreet mode of identification. El Ambiente is distinguishable in comparison to relation sets that take place with women, according to author and associate professor in Metropolitan State University of Denver Anahi Russo Garrido:

" Interviewees suggested that it was difficult to make it to el ambiente in the first place because of the relative invisibility of female same sex sexuality and the lack of dissemination of spaces that exist for women(Garrido, 2009)."

Because of the obstacles Mexico City and women underwent throughout, this not only lead a social disassociation towards impacting the city rather it has also economically burden citizens. Not only is this showing women identification as hardworking, but also underrepresented due to lack of space participations.

Todo Mejora Project
The setbacks of El Ambiente adhered a diminish in 2014, when non-profit organization "Todo Mejora Mexico" (It Gets Better Mexico, in English) was introduced. El Ambiente provided a space for this organization to take more initiative to promote education on reformed gender norms Mexico encounters, along with safe spaces to promote visibility of the LGBT community. Widespreads of videos and social media campaigning, this project has launched a mass media of LGBT acceptance from Mexico City, spreading to vaious states of Mexico. According to a third-point of view from participants representing Fernanda Garza, one of the founders of "Todo Mejora Mexico":

" A responsibility exists to do sometihing. She spoke about the power of a simple Youtube Video while coming to terms with her own identify as a lesbian, noting that the United States' "It Gets Better" project gave her hope, strength, and courage to accept her" (Ciszek, 2017).

Although "Todo Mejora Mexico" has connections with addressing political issues and humanitary education on the LGBT community, it's connections with El Ambiente brighten a stronger media wave. It also aunched an "energy" for LGBT youth to initiate a wider spectra for the country to know that everyone should be proud for who they are. There were setbacks and challanges in delivering these messagers in the meida due to machismo norms and anti-LGBT violence. Yet, this project with El Ambiente promoted LGBT community to find their union and promote further activism and "fight for a better world. Not just a better Mexico." .

History of LGBT Rights

 * 2009 (21 December): Mexico City's Legislative Assembly passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. Eight days later, List of heads of government of the Mexican Federal District(Mayor) Marcelo Ebrard signed the bill into law. ** Statement is still the same exactly as wikipage initially had uploaded, just the date that was fact-checked**
 * 2014: Todo Mejora Mexico, an LGBTQ+ nonprofit organization was formed . The organization was founded by Fernanda Garza and Ruben Maza.
 * 2020 (31 July): Conversion therapies are banned in the city . ** Added the exact date of the year**