Date: Wed, 28 Jun 1995 01:18:29 -0400
From: al715@yfn.ysu.edu (Tina M. Wood)
Subject: mexico pride manifesto


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## author     : eyoung@colmex.mx
## date       : 20.06.95

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June 20, 1995

The following Manifiesto a la Nacion is currently being
signed by thousands of Mexicans and foreigners who support
gay rights.  On Wednesday, June 21, a gay pride march will
be held in Mexico City, leaving from the angel de la
independencia and continuuing until the Zocalo. As the
manifesto indicates "WE CAN'T SPEAK OF LIBERTY AND DEMOCRACY
WHEN THERE ARE PEOPLE WHOSE EXPRESSION AND LIFESTYLE IS
BEING LIMITED." The struggle in Chiapas for liberty and
democracy has its echo in the struggle for gay rights in
Mexico City.

MANIFIESTO A LA NACION

       Por que las mujeres lesbianas y los hombres
       BECAUSE LESBIAN WOMEN AND HOMOSEXUAL MEN ARE
       homosexuales son discriminados en los programas
       DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IN SOCIAL PROGRAMS FOR
       sociales de vivienda, salud, y empleo y porque en la
       HOUSING, HEALTH AND EMPLOYMENT AND BECAUSE IN THE
       Constitucion se habla de igualdad entre las personas
       CONSTITUTION REFERENCE IS MADE TO EQUALITY OF PERSONS
       y porque cuando exigen respeto, si acaso, se les
       AND BECAUSE WHEN THEY DEMAND RESPECT, IF THEY'RE LUCKY
       ofrece tolerancia y porque su "manera de actuar"
       THEY GET TOLERANCE, AND BECAUSE THEIR "MANNER OF BEHAVIOR"
       resulta, para la sociedad en general, mas importante
       TURNS OUT TO BE, FOR SOCIETY IN GENERAL, MORE IMPORTANT
       que su persona y si se les hostiga o ataca, es
       THAN THEIR PERSONS AND IF THEY'RE ??? OR ATTACKED, IT'S
       "porque lo provocaraon" y si disfrutan el sexo, "son
       "BECAUSE THEY PROVOKED IT, AND IF THEY ENJOY SEX, "THEY'RE
       pervertidas(os)" y si tienen SIDA, "se lo buscaraon y
       PERVERTS" AND IF THEY HAVE AIDS, "THEY GOT WHAT WAS COMING
       lo merecen" y si marchan con orgullo, "andan haciendo
       TO THEM" AND IF THEY MARCH WITH PRIDE, "THEY'RE OUT 
       proselitismo" y si quieren o tienen hijos, no son un
       PROSELETYZING" AND IF THEY WANT OR HAVE CHILDREN, THEY'RE
       buen ejemplo o una familia "adecuada" y si luchan por
       NOT A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A "GOOD" FAMILY AND IF THEY FIGHT
       sus derechos, "se estan pasando la raya" y
       FOR THEIR RIGHTS, "THEY'RE CROSSING THE LINE" AND
       constantemente estan siendo forzadas(os) a cuestionar
       THEY'RE CONSTANTLY BEING MADE TO CALL INTO QUESTION THEIR
       su valor como seres humanos y se les pide justifucar
       WORTH AS HUMAN BEINGS AND THEY'RE ASKED TO JUSTIFY THEIR
       su existencia y porque en los medios amarilliasta de
       EXISTENCE AND BECAUSE IN YELLOW JOURNALISM THEY'VE
       informacion se les ha estereotipado y porque cuando
       BEEN STEREOTYPED AND BECAUSE WHEN ONE IS SAID TO BE
       se dice que alguien es homosexual o lesbiana, ya hay
       HOMOSEXUAL OR LESBIAN, THAT'S ENOUGH FOR THEM TO BE
       motivo para desacreditarles en todo y porque a veces
       BE DISCREDITED IN EVERY WAY, AND BECAUSE SOMETIMES
       "se les acepta," si "no se les nota" y son
       "THEY'RE OK" IF THEY'RE "NOT NOTICEABLE" AND THEY'RE
       discretas(os) y porque en la educacion solo se
       DISCRETE AND BECAUSE IN EDUCATION ONLY THE HETEROSEXUAL
       plantea la forma de vida heterosexual y no se dan
       WAY OF LIFE IS IMPLANTED, AND NO OTHER ALTERNATIVES
       otras alternativas como validas, deseables y
       ARE TREATED AS VALID, DESIREABLE AND PLEASURABLE;
       placenteras; porque si tienen una relacion no se les
       BECAUSE IF THEY HAVE AN S.O. THEY'RE NOT TREATED AS A
       reconoce como pareja y se dice que eso no es amor y
       COUPLE AND IT'S SAID THAT THAT ISN'T LOVE AND THEY'RE
       solo estan pasando por una estap y si "salen del
       JUST GOING THROUGH A STAGE AND IF THEY "COME OUT OF THE
       closet" o se asumen publicamente, son unas(os)
       CLOSET" OR STAND OUT IN PUBLIC, THEY'RE SHAMEFUL BECAUSE
       descaradas(os)y porque solo se les permite mostrarse
       THEY'RE ONLY ALLOWED TO SHOW THEMSELVES IN THE SHADOWS
       si lo hacen en la obscuridad del Ghetto y porque la
       OF THE GHETTO AND BECAUSE GAY AND LESBIAN HISTORY IS
       historia gay y lesbica esta virtualmente ausente en
       VIRTUALLY NONEXISTENT IN AVAILABLE LITERATURE AND 
       la literatura disponible y PORQUE NO PODEMOS HABLAR
       *BECAUSE WE MAY NOT SPEAK OF LIBERTY AND DEMOCRACY
       DE LIBERTAD Y DEMOCRACIA CUANDO HAY GENTE A QUIEN SE
       WHEN THERE ARE PEOPLE WHOSE EXPRESSIONS AND LIFESTYLES
       LE LIMITA EN SUS EXPRESSIONES Y FORMA DE VIDA y por
       ARE LIMITED* AND FOR MANY OTHER REASONS, 
       muchas otras razones; APOYO EL MOVIMIENTO DE DERECHOS
       *SUPPORT THE MOVEMENT FOR HOMOSEXUAL AND LESBIAN CIVIL, 
       CIVILES, HUMANOS Y POLITICOS DE LESBIANAS Y
       HUMAN AND POLITICAL RIGHTS.*
       HOMOSEXUALES.

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--
  ______Tina M. Wood     |"There is no scarcity of civil rights in America,
  \    /AL715@yfn.ysu.edu| only a scarcity of political leaders who will 
   \  / twood@qrd.org    | stand up for the rights of all citizens."
    \/  Cumberland, RI   |                             --Robert Bray

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