Entry #16476: LGBT discrimination in Mexico City

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RegionMexico City
IssueLGBT discrimination
StatusIllegal in some contexts
Start DateSep 2, 1999
End DateSep 7, 2014
DescriptionIn 1999, Mexico City became the first region in Mexico to provide protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in its Penal Code.

However, gender identity would not be protected until 2014.
Sourceshttps://web.archive.org/web/20151003170149/https://outrightinternational.org/content/mexico-city-protest-arbitrary-arrests-young-gay-men-zona-rosa-cuauhtemoc-district


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Original entry
StatusIllegal in some contexts
Start DateSep 2, 1999
End DateSep 7, 2014
DescriptionIn 1999, Mexico City became the first region in Mexico to provide protections from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in its Penal Code. However, gender identity would not be protected until 2014.
Sourceshttps://web.archive.org/web/20151003170149/https://outrightinternational.org/content/mexico-city-protest-arbitrary-arrests-young-gay-men-zona-rosa-cuauhtemoc-district