By Rex Wockner
International News Report
Mexico Repeals Last Anti-Gay Law
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Mexico's Chamber of Deputies voted 473 to 0 with two abstentions
December 12 to delete a Penal Code paragraph that made
"homosexualism" an aggravating factor in the corruption of
minors.
The word was replaced with the phrase "sexual practices" thus
placing heterosexual and homosexual corruption on equal footing.
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Legislators also added a paragraph specifying that education
about sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases cannot be
considered as corruption of minors.
 Patria Jimenez |
"With this achievement, Mexico eliminates the last vestiges of
discrimination based on sexual orientation from its legal
framework," said lesbian Congresswoman Patria Jimenez, for whom
reform of the law had been a pet project.
"We consider this a triumph that fills us all with pride."
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Brazilian Soccer Star
Poses for Gay Magazine
| Vampeta, a star player on Brazil's national soccer team, posed as
a cover model for the January issue of the gay magazine G.
In an interview with the magazine, Vampeta said he is straight
but has nothing against gays including those he knows in
professional soccer. |
 Vampeta |
Vampeta's coach, Wanderley Luxemburgo, told reporters, "I
wouldn't buy the magazine because I think Vampeta is very ugly."
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