The Pride Parade in Mexico, which has been suspended for two years due to the epidemic, returned on the 25th, and the organizer estimated that about 300,000 people participated. In addition, the Mexico Villa Cruz State Legislature also revised the law in early June to directly recognize same-sex marriage, allowing Mexico to move forward to the legalization of same-sex marriage nationwide.
The 44th Mexico City Pride Parade was held on the 25th. The parade route started from the Independence Angel Monument and walked along the main trunk road "Reform Avenue" and other streets to the Plaza Constitution to meet. Sergio Angel Saldivar, a member of the Pride and Dignity Committee, told Spain's Effie. "We are here to fight for everyone who is no longer around us, but also to promote the sport."
Mexican mayor Claudia Sheinbaum received the needs and concerns filed by the LGBT group at the starting point of the march. Effie pointed out that according to Mexican LGBT group Letra Ese, an average of about 6.5 LGBT people were killed for sexual orientation every month, and in 2021 alone, 78 LGBT people died of hate crimes. Murdered Trans Persons Observatory said that Mexico's trans murders were the second highest in the world.
Transgender killings statistics show that as of September 30, 2020, 52 people have been murdered in the past 12 months, while Brazil is the country with the largest number of trans people killed, with 152 people killed. In addition, the Supreme Court of Mexico ruled in June 2015 that the ban on same-sex marriage regulations in various states violated the federal constitution, so states have amended the law, including directly recognizing same-sex marriage or recognizing same-sex marriage recognized by other states. Veracruz is the latest state to revise the law to recognize same-sex marriage.
Villa Cruz State Legislature passed the Partnership Act in May 2020, allowing the opposite sex and same-sex couples to enjoy the same rights, benefits and obligations as marriage. However, the marriage in the state law of the state still limits one man and one woman. The Federal Supreme Court ruled in May 2022 that the state law is unconstitutional . Three days after the Supreme Court rule was issued, the Villa Cruz State Assembly revised the article to "2 people", no longer explicitly written by one man and one woman, allowing the state to recognize same-sex marriage, but there are still five states in Mexico that have not yet recognized same-sex marriage.
