Mexico
LGBTQ+ Rights and Struggle
The 2011 Human Rights Amendments to the Mexican Constitution reformed and improved constitutional protections for specific human rights increasing protections for LGBTQ+ individuals in Mexico. On this project, students will focus on the history of LGBTQ+ activism in Mexico, exploring the struggles for non-discrimination laws, same sex unions and or/marriage and Trans Rights laws. Participants will engage with different perspectives regarding gender and sexuality through community member’s contemporary involvement in creating queer history through the arts, media, politics, political activism, religion and more. Participants will learn from different voices in diverse communities.
Sample Itinerary
| Day | Activities |
|---|---|
| Day 1: Travel to Mexico City to Cuernavaca | Welcome and orientation from hosts Health and Safety |
| Day 2: Life in Cuernavaca | Fundación Don Sergio, Human Rights organization Market Basket Survey Artesanos Unidos, understanding the current economic system |
| Day 3: Cuernavaca | Dr. Raziel Valiño, impacts of (im)migration on migrants’ gender & sexuality Downtown tour of Cuernavaca, including a visit to the Robert Brady Museum Convivio (get-together) at Casa Augsburg with homestay host families |
| Day 4 and 5: Cuernavaca and Amatlán de Quetzalcoatl | Ignacio (‘Nacho’) Torres Ramírez, Amatlán’s history and legacy of colonialism, Hike 45 minutes to Nahua indigenous community Panel discussion with LGBTQ+ members of the community |
| Day 6: Cuernavaca | Arts workshop at Universal Spanish Language School with Femme Gang Alex Sol "La Gorda," private performance and discussion Prof. Antonio Ortega, Mexican history and diversity, LGBTQ+ issues |
| Day 7: Cuernavaca to Mexico City | Presentation by historian Antonio Ortega Travel and dinner in Mexico City |
| Day 7: Mexico City | Conversation with Director Gaby Hernandez Chalte and migrants at Casa Tochan Downtown tour with a LGBTQ+ perspective with Carlos Sánchez Gómez. Trans activist Gloria Hazel Davenport, Feminist Affairs Program |
| Day 8: Reflection and Farewell | Talk with the Rev. Margarita Sánchez de León, a queer pastor and theologian Visit to Museo Memoria y Tolerancia Final reflection and cena de despedida (farewell dinner) |
Contact Us
Email cps@gettysburg.edu or call 717-337-6490.