Ranked No. 2 for Homophobic Crimes, Mexico Had Over 1,000 Homicides in Last 19 Years Mexico News Daily
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While there are outward indications that homosexuals are winning broader acceptance in Mexico, as in other Latin American countries, some statistics show a different picture.

Figures released on the eve of the International Day Against Homophobia, rank Mexico as the second worst country worldwide for homophobic crimes, after Brazil.

In the last 19 years there have been 1,218 homicides with homophobic undertones in Mexico, although estimations are that for every reported crime there are three or four more that go unreported, says the Citizens’ Commission Against Homophobic Hate Crimes in its latest report.

According to the document, the largest group of victims are men, with 976 murders, followed by those identified as transgender with 226 reported cases. Of women there were only 16 cases but it is believed that the murder of lesbian women is usually under-reported, as most cases are labeled broadly as femicides.

The report also shows that the number of homophobic murders has been increasing since 2005, which corresponds with greater public visibility gained since then by homosexuals and trangender people.

But as with much crime in Mexico, impunity and other issues are a factor.

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