History-making gay marriage ending in divorce
The first gay couple to get married in Yucatan will make history again with the state’s first same-sex divorce.
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Colorful LGBT parade explodes in size
The 2017 annual LGBT-pride parade was roughly twice as large — and just as colorful — as last year’s.
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Same-sex marriage in Yucatán: Decision due
Mexico’s Supreme Court on Wednesday will reportedly decide whether it will force Yucatán to extend equal marriage rights to same-sex couples.
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Gay couple gets married in Playa del Carmen jail
The municipal jail was the scene of a wedding between two of its occupants yesterday.
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Confusion over upcoming dance music fests in Playa
The mayor has banned electronic music events like the one that ended tragically at the Blue Parrot, but a huge gay-and-lesbian festival is mum on its February plans.
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Supreme Court upholds gay marriage in 3 states
Mexico’s Supreme Court upheld same-sex marriage but stopped short of awarding damages to gay and lesbian plaintiffs.
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Anti-gay march stirs straight allies
Organizers against same-sex marriage are marching down the Paseo de Montejo today, unfairly manipulating public discourse on the subject, say a group of “heteroaliados.”
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Mean tweet about Juan Gabriel costs Berlín his job
Mérida’s cultural director Irving Berlín is reportedly out of a job after posting an insensitive comment about the late superstar Juan Gabriel.
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Anti gay-marriage march to be answered with kisses
To counter the Sept. 10 march protesting same-sex marriage, demonstrators will reply with a non-verbal message of their own.
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Backlash burns coffee chain after its logo surfaces at anti-gay rally
A national coffee chain is distancing itself from a conservative group after a Puebla franchise supported its anti-gay marriage rally.
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A defiant, colorful gay pride march in Mérida
With the slogan “We are not just feathers and sequins” — but also lots of feathers and sequins — more than 500 participants gathered and marched in an LGBTQ-pride celebration on Saturday.
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Father José: ‘Giving thanks to God! Every day!’
The leader of a progressive new Anglican mission in Mérida nearly went to Morocco instead. But he feels strongly that God led him here. And based on the impact he’s made on lives here in Yucatán, it’s easy to see why. Here is our interview with Fr. José Vieira Arruda of St. Luke’s.
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Passport Magazine explores gay Mérida
Casa de Montejo Chichen Itza Mayan Pyramind Night View Valladolid By Lawrence Ferber Passport Magazine Come evenings, restaurant and bar La Fundación Mezcalería (465 Calle 56. www.facebook.com/iafundacion), in Mérida’s historic centro, is a hive of social activity, especially on weekends. It’s Friday night, just past midnight, and a line of mostly 20-30-somethings, quite a few…
That’s all for now
That’s all for now