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Important Facts
- Mexico is recognized as one of the most LGBTQ+ friendly nations in Latin America.
- Same sex partnerships are recognized in some areas of the country, a practice common to Latin America (ILGA).
- In 2010, Mexico City became the first city in Latin America to legalize same sex marriage.
- Culturally, elements of machismo, conservatism and Catholicism keep the whole country from being as LGBT -friendly as Mexico City
- Homophobia still runs high in rural areas, especially in the few areas where formal Catholicism is practiced in traditionally anti-clerical Mexico
