Supporters of LGBT Community March Against Homophobia PrenaGlobal.com
go to original May 19, 2022

Members of the LGBT community as well as civil society organizations and their allies marched in Puerto Vallarta to demonstrate against homophobia.

Fernando Martínez, Coordinator of Community Outreach of the SETAC organization, explained that homophobia is the irrational fear and hatred towards people of a sexual orientation other than heterosexual or dissident gender identity and expression.

“We are going to take to the streets, as many times as necessary, to protest the violence and murders against people of sexual diversity; last year there were at least 78 violent deaths,” he said.

For his part, the activist Héctor Ramírez Betancourt thanked the public servants of the City Council, the state government and the local congress for their participation in the demonstration, although he pointed out that there is still much to be done by the authorities.

From the Sheraton hotel to the arches of the boardwalk, the members of the gay lesbian community of Puerto Vallarta walked shouting slogans such as "equal rights for lesbians and homosexuals," "love is love," among others, and displaying signs alluding to their cause. Companies, public officials and tourism service providers also participated.

It is worth mentioning that the day against homophobia is commemorated on May 17 because on this date, in 1990, the World Health Organization declassified homosexuality as a mental illness.

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This article was translated from Spanish using AI technologies. Errors may exist due to this process.

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