Human Rights

Mexico's LGBT rights are stronger than the US's. Here's why

Members of the LGBT community hold a Hugathon to protest against homophobia and discrimination, in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico February 17, 2018. The poster reads: "Stop to homophobia". REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Although more religious than the US, the notion of secularism is a much stronger in Mexican politics. Image: REUTERS/Jose Luis Gonzalez

Caroline Beer
Associate Professor, University of Vermont
Victor Cruz-Aceves
Doctoral Candidate, Christian-Albrechts Universität zu Kiel
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