In the Mexican municipality of Aguascalientes, Mr. Jorge Alvarez Medina, Director of Regulations, has recently and publicly voiced his opposition to gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgender people. These statements have generated a very strong reaction from both LGBT and human rights organizations, at local and national levels.
Discriminatory statements cause stigma.
They wound the essential humanity of those against whom they are directed, and validate if not incite violence. Public spaces and public services are a vital part of an open society. They are not owned by any public officer. They belong to the community as a whole, and no citizen can be excluded from them by the adventitious exactions of prejudice. We also acknowledge and applaud your efforts to reach a friendly solution and your openness to proposals from the communities affected, as well as the strong stance adopted by your administration against discrimination based on sexual orientation in access to employment, education, health care and public facilities in general.