That same year, when so-called homosexual “marriage” was passed in the states of Guerrero and Tamaulipas, Sheinbaum celebrated: “Today the entire country advances in equal rights with the passage of marriage equality in Guerrero and Tamaulipas. I celebrate this demonstration of the will of the people and the search for justice for all men and women by both state congresses. Love is love.”
In addition, Sheinbaum, who formerly headed the government of Mexico City, publicly condemned conversion therapy for homosexuals, considering it to be “from the Inquisition,” and said that these are methods that “don’t belong in a city of rights.”
In December 2023, the candidate shared on X an image along with commentary stating her strong desire “to strengthen the rights of sexually diverse people.”
“My dream is to continue to fight for sexually diverse people as I did in Mexico City,” she said.
Jorge Álvarez Máynez
While serving as a representative in the Zacatecas state Legislature for the New Alliance party (2010–2013), Álvarez introduced several bills to decriminalize abortion and adultery, in addition to supporting “marriage equality,” which he noted on X.
Also on X, Álvarez came out in favor of what he called “the right to painless death with dignity” and called for changing the law in order to legalize and effectively regulate “active euthanasia.”
According to the National Bioethics Commission of Mexico, “active euthanasia is the action that puts an end to the patient’s life through an intervention aimed at procuring death, such as the administration of a drug.” The General Health Law, in Article 166 Section 21, prohibits “the practice of euthanasia, understood as homicide out of mercy.”
In 2023, as a federal congressman, Álvarez introduced a bill to establish an administrative procedure in the Federal Civil Code that allows all Mexicans to change their gender identity on official government records.
Another bill by Álvarez sought to include “gender perspective” in the regulations on conscientious objection in medical and nursing practices.
What are the candidates’ priorities?
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The online Saber Votar (Know How to Vote) platform monitors the candidates’ positions on issues such as public safety and criminal justice, education, freedom of thought and expression, and respect for and protection of life, among others.
In an interview with ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner, the director of Saber Votar, Guillermo Torres Quiroz, provided an overview of the main proposals of the three candidates.
Torres said the focus of Gálvez’s campaign has been on public safety and health. Regarding human rights, the political scientist noted that Gálvez is “committed to diversity.” In addition, she has demonstrated “support for migrants and respect for Indigenous and Afro-Mexican rights.”
According to the Saber Votar director, Sheinbaum has focused her campaign on “the consolidation and continuity” of the current government as well as the implementation of “new social programs.”
Other important issues for Sheinbaum, he said, include guaranteeing “the freedoms of expression, press, assembly, and to demonstrate,” as well as “the religious, political, social, cultural, and sexual freedom” of society.
As Torres sees it, Álvarez “has focused his efforts on two crucial areas: inequality and corruption.”