Mexico City is taking progressive steps for their transgender community and it's influenced the rest of South America. Since 2009 and with Supreme Court approval with the same year, gay marriage has been legalized and Mexico City's mayor, Miguel Angel Mancera, is promoting sexual, political, and religious diversity, which has resulted in social change in the area. According to Globalpost.com, "With gay equality entwined here with a growing awareness of human rights of every kind, courts and activists across the region have been prodding reluctant lawmakers and societies alike." Just like in the US, the federal system allows state legislators to determine their marriage laws.
Mexico isn't all rainbows and sunshine; its suffering from sickness, violence, drugs, poverty, unemployment. Perhaps freedom of love and marriage can alleviate or exacerbate these issues.
Argentina and Uruguay are two countries among the seventeen that have legalized gay marriage internationally. Chile, Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador have some sort of civil union or life partnership agreement that may or many not be taken away or modified in the future.
No need to hide anymore.
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/regions/americas/mexico/140328/mexico-gay-same-sex-marriage-rights-lgbt
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