********• 1569: Official inquisitorial tribunals were created in Mexico City by Philip II. Homosexuality was a prime concern, which inflicted stiff fines, spiritual penances, public humiliations, and floggings for sexual sins.
• 1821: Mexican independence from Spain brought an end to the Inquisition and colonial homosexual oppression.
• 1871: The intellectual influence of the French Revolution and the brief French occupation of Mexico (1862–67) resulted in the adoption of the Napoleonic Penal Code. This meant that sexual conduct in private between adults, whatever their gender, ceased to be a criminal matter.
• 1901: On 20 November, Mexico City police raided an affluent drag ball, arresting 42 cross-dressed men. But one was released, supposedly a close relative to President Porfirio Díaz. The resulting scandal, known as the "Dance of the 41 Maricones", received massive press coverage.
• 1959: Mayor Ernesto Uruchurtu closed every gay bar in Mexico City under the guise of "cleaning up vice", or at least reducing its visibility.
• 1971: The Homosexual Liberation Front (Frente de Liberación Homosexual), one of the first LGBT groups in Latin America, was organized in response to the firing of a Sears employee because of his supposedly homosexual behavior.
• 1979: The country's first LGBT Pride parade was held in Mexico City.
• 1982: Max Mejía, Pedro Preciado and Claudia Hinojosa became the first openly gay politicians to run for seats in the Federal Congress.
• 1991: Mexico hosted a meeting of the International Gay and Lesbian Association (ILGA), the first it had met outside of Europe.
• 1997: Patria Jiménez, a lesbian activist, was selected for a proportional representation in the Federal Chamber of Deputies representing the center-left Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).
• 1999: In August, the First Meeting of Lesbians and Lesbian Feminists was held in Mexico City. From this meeting evolved an organized effort for expanded LGBT rights in the country’s capital.
In September, Mexico City passed an ordinance banning discrimination based on sexual orientation, the first of its kind in the country at the time.
• 2000: Enoé Uranga, an openly lesbian politician, proposed a bill that would have legalized same-sex civil unions in Mexico City. However, the local legislature decided not to take up the bill, following widespread opposition from right-wing groups.
• 2001: Article 1 from the Federal Constitution was amended to prohibit discrimination based, among other factors, on sexual orientation under the vague term preferences.
• 2003: On 29 April, a federal anti-discrimination law was passed. Immediately, a national council was created to enforce it.
Amaranta Gómez became the first transgender woman to run as a candidate for a seat in the Federal Congress.
• 2006: On 9 November, Mexico City legalized same-sex civil unions.
• 2007: On 11 January, the northern state of Coahuila legalized same-sex civil unions.
On 31 January, the country's first same-sex civil union was performed in Saltillo, Coahuila.
• 2008: On 29 August, Mexico City passed a law that allows transgender people to change their legal gender and name.
• 2009: On 21 December, Mexico City's Legislative Assembly passed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. Eight days later, Head of Government ("Mayor") Marcelo Ebrard signed the bill into law.
Miguel Galán, from the extinct Social Democratic Party (PSD), became the first openly gay politician to run for a mayorship in the country.
• 2010: On 4 March, same-sex marriage law becomes effective in Mexico City.
On 5 August, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, the highest federal court in Mexico, votes 8-2 to uphold the constitutionality of Mexico City's same-sex marriage law. (en.wikipedia.org)
• 1821: Mexican independence from Spain brought an end to the Inquisition and colonial homosexual oppression.
• 1871: The intellectual influence of the French Revolution and the brief French occupation of Mexico (1862–67) resulted in the adoption of the Napoleonic Penal Code. This meant that sexual conduct in private between adults, whatever their gender, ceased to be a criminal matter.
• 1901: On 20 November, Mexico City police raided an affluent drag ball, arresting 42 cross-dressed men. But one was released, supposedly a close relative to President Porfirio Díaz. The resulting scandal, known as the "Dance of the 41 Maricones", received massive press coverage.
• 1959: Mayor Ernesto Uruchurtu closed every gay bar in Mexico City under the guise of "cleaning up vice", or at least reducing its visibility.
• 1971: The Homosexual Liberation Front (Frente de Liberación Homosexual), one of the first LGBT groups in Latin America, was organized in response to the firing of a Sears employee because of his supposedly homosexual behavior.
• 1979: The country's first LGBT Pride parade was held in Mexico City.
• 1982: Max Mejía, Pedro Preciado and Claudia Hinojosa became the first openly gay politicians to run for seats in the Federal Congress.
• 1991: Mexico hosted a meeting of the International Gay and Lesbian Association (ILGA), the first it had met outside of Europe.
• 1997: Patria Jiménez, a lesbian activist, was selected for a proportional representation in the Federal Chamber of Deputies representing the center-left Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD).
• 1999: In August, the First Meeting of Lesbians and Lesbian Feminists was held in Mexico City. From this meeting evolved an organized effort for expanded LGBT rights in the country’s capital.
In September, Mexico City passed an ordinance banning discrimination based on sexual orientation, the first of its kind in the country at the time.
• 2000: Enoé Uranga, an openly lesbian politician, proposed a bill that would have legalized same-sex civil unions in Mexico City. However, the local legislature decided not to take up the bill, following widespread opposition from right-wing groups.
• 2001: Article 1 from the Federal Constitution was amended to prohibit discrimination based, among other factors, on sexual orientation under the vague term preferences.
• 2003: On 29 April, a federal anti-discrimination law was passed. Immediately, a national council was created to enforce it.
Amaranta Gómez became the first transgender woman to run as a candidate for a seat in the Federal Congress.
• 2006: On 9 November, Mexico City legalized same-sex civil unions.
• 2007: On 11 January, the northern state of Coahuila legalized same-sex civil unions.
On 31 January, the country's first same-sex civil union was performed in Saltillo, Coahuila.
• 2008: On 29 August, Mexico City passed a law that allows transgender people to change their legal gender and name.
• 2009: On 21 December, Mexico City's Legislative Assembly passed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples. Eight days later, Head of Government ("Mayor") Marcelo Ebrard signed the bill into law.
Miguel Galán, from the extinct Social Democratic Party (PSD), became the first openly gay politician to run for a mayorship in the country.
• 2010: On 4 March, same-sex marriage law becomes effective in Mexico City.
On 5 August, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation, the highest federal court in Mexico, votes 8-2 to uphold the constitutionality of Mexico City's same-sex marriage law. (en.wikipedia.org)
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