http://www.puertovallartasatellite.com/news/2007/02/17/bill-oreilly-says-life-in-puerto-vallarta-is-all-gay-parade-time/ Map, news, info and gossip from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico Wed, 21 Jan 2009 22:31:00 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.puertovallartasatellite.com/news/2007/02/17/bill-oreilly-says-life-in-puerto-vallarta-is-all-gay-parade-time/comment-page-1/#comment-612 G. Suvari Sun, 27 Jul 2008 16:07:41 +0000 http://www.puertovallartasatellite.com/news/2007/02/17/bill-oreilly-says-life-in-puerto-vallarta-is-all-gay-parade-time/#comment-612 I've been to Puerto Vallarta many times and Cancun once; while these places might be quite welcoming to gay tourists, it's not such an easy life for the gay Mexicans. Mexicans are, for the most part, Roman Catholic and they seem to follow the teachings of the Church very closely. The Pope is very vocal about the evils of being gay and the gay "lifestyle" as it were. The Pope discriminates and millions follow. Mexican society is still very traditional, and while some queer Mexicans are finding acceptance outside of the closet many are still afraid, and rightly so. People are routinely killed in Mexico (locals mostly) for being gay. It is true that there are gay restaurants and such in cities like Puerto Vallarta, but to suggest that it's one big gay parade all the time is very misleading. Like many such societies, wealthy gay Mexicans have an easier time of it than the rest. And we know how few people in Mexico are considered wealthy! I’ve been to Puerto Vallarta many times and Cancun once; while these places might be quite welcoming to gay tourists, it’s not such an easy life for the gay Mexicans. Mexicans are, for the most part, Roman Catholic and they seem to follow the teachings of the Church very closely. The Pope is very vocal about the evils of being gay and the gay “lifestyle” as it were. The Pope discriminates and millions follow. Mexican society is still very traditional, and while some queer Mexicans are finding acceptance outside of the closet many are still afraid, and rightly so.
People are routinely killed in Mexico (locals mostly) for being gay. It is true that there are gay restaurants and such in cities like Puerto Vallarta, but to suggest that it’s one big gay parade all the time is very misleading. Like many such societies, wealthy gay Mexicans have an easier time of it than the rest. And we know how few people in Mexico are considered wealthy!

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