Mexico has made uneven progress on gender identity recognition across its 32 states, with only three explicitly including non-binary options in their legislation. While 22 states now allow transgender individuals to change gender markers through administrative procedures, most require court intervention for non-binary recognition. Yucatán joined this evolving landscape on December 26 when its Civil…

You don’t put on your best drag and parade down the Paseo without being resilient. Marchers commemorating 2024 Mérida Pride meant it when they said “rain or shine.” A very soggy 22nd LGBTQ+ celebration hung in there despite intense downpours and flooding. At times, paradegoers were trudging through ankle-deep water. Few seemed to care.   …

Yucatán’s LGBTQ+ people and their allies have grown in force