First they allowed same-sex unions, legalized abortion, and started talking about banning indoor smoking. Now, Mexico City has allowed conjugal visits in prisons for gay couples, at the urging of the city's human rights commission, BBC reports. The AP says:
The decision was prompted by a complaint filed by a man identified only as "Agustin N.," who said he wanted to visit his companion, "Ricardo N.," at the Santa Martha Acatitla prison on the city's east side.
Agustin filed a complaint with the rights commission — which has the power to make recommendations but not to enforce them — saying prison authorities had denied his request because the two are gay.
Another step forward for gays in Mexico. See also this BBC dispatch on the subject by Duncan Kennedy. I'm starting to wonder if there could be a big-city government anywhere in the world more actively progressive than D.F.'s. Now, about those 'Chinaman' comments ...
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