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Thursday, February 1, 2007
For first time, gay couple “marries” in Coahuila
A lesbian couple from Matamoros became the first Mexicans to legalize their union under Coahuila’s new civil union law Wednesday.
Karla Lopez and Karina Almaguer held the ceremony in a Saltillo hotel. PRI legislator Julieta Lopez, who introduced the bill amid much controversy, was one of the witnesses.
Coahuila’s law allows gay couples to formalize their union before a registro civil, a Mexican justice of the peace, and is aimed at protecting assets accumulated by the couple. It also confers retirement and social security benefits.
The couple traveled to Saltillo, Coahuila’s capital, from neighboring Tamaulipas state after learning about the law on the Internet. Officials in Coahuila said the border state could see an influx of same-sex couples from across the country looking to legalize their relationships.
(Karla Lopez, center, and Karina Almaguer, right. photo from El Diario de Coahuila)
Graffiti dreams in Mexico City
Like most world capitals, Mexico City has its share of graffiti-covered buildings and walls. Unfortunately, most are just plain ugly: boring black tags that serve to add to the city’s already chaotic vibe and turn some neighborhoods into visions of urban purgatory. But there are some gems to be found here, and none more so than in the dingy, otherwise depressing neighborhood around the city’s Terminal del Norte bus station. A wall there is covered with some of the best examples of graffiti in the city (and rivals some of the best I’ve seen in the U.S.). For those who’ve wondered how graffiti can be art, take a look at these examples. I’m posting just a small sample; if readers are interested, I’ll post more in the future.
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