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BY TODD P. WALKER

Travel has happily returned in full swing following the pandemic, and I for one am fully on board! Recently I was invited to visit the city of Guadalajara in the state of Jalisco Mexico. With limited expectations of a city I had never visited and was not particularly familiar with, I went in with a very curious and open mind and left with a sense of excitement and great anticipation for my next visit.

The state of Jalisco has emerged as one of the most progressive states in Mexico when it comes to LGBTQ rights making it an attractive travel destination for LGBTQ visitors. Here are few impressive examples of what makes the city of Guadalajara and the state of Jalisco leaders in the LGBTQ communities.

In December 2018, Jalisco appointed Andrés Treviño to be its Sexual Diversity Director, making Jalisco the only state in Mexico to have this appointed position within the government.

Jalisco is the first and, at the moment, the only state to recognize trans kids and youth rights to their legal identity as a result of Andrés Treviño efforts.

It is one of the few states that has legislation over hate crimes.

Conversion therapy is illegal.

Same-sex marriage is legal.

Guadalajara has one of the largest Pride celebrations in Latin America.