Carolina Gomez Mena
The newspaper La Jornada
Sunday, July 28, 2024, p. 10
The next government of Claudia Sheinbaum represents a possibility to articulate more plans, actions and public policies that guarantee the rights of the LGBT+ community, especially access to health, work and the exercise of their political electoral rights with a representation genuine
of the sector in the federal and local congresses, said Ivan Tagle, director of Yaaj Mexico.
He acknowledged that when Shein-baum served as head of government She was a true ally; thanks to her, Mexico City was the first entity to ban conversion therapies.
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Said to The Day that in terms of respect for the political-electoral rights of the sector, We are very saddened by the dispossessions in affirmative actions that corresponded to the LGBT+ population. In the last elections there were people who usurped the deputies
. Yaaj Mexico hopes that there will be sanctions or measures to ensure that such practices are not repeated
.
He announced that the group is preparing a post-election report that will be published in November. We have detected 12 usurpations in various states. We are requesting data on the elected candidates through the information and transparency systems.
He also said that the investigation could reveal that a larger number of seats were taken away. He also said that more job opportunities should be given to people from the community.
