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	<title>Macha Mexico: A Lesbian Guide to Mexico City</title>
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		<title>Chavela Vargas, age 91, still breaking hearts with her voice</title>
		<description><![CDATA[As a new commuter, I&#8217;ve listened to more NPR this month than I have the total of the rest of my life. This weekend, I was thrilled to catch this segment on All Things Considered on hot contemporary, but traditional Mexican music. &#8220;World music&#8221; reviewer and Veracruz native Betto Arcos recommends four albums in honor [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.machamexico.com/2010/09/06/chavela-vargas-age-91-still-breaking-hearts-with-her-voice/</link>
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		<title>Puebla establishes an annual &#8220;Day Against Homophobia&#8221;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The legislature of the state of Puebla voted this week to name May 17th &#8220;el Día Estatal Contra la Homofobia.&#8221; Though the measure appears to be purely symbolic, according to El Universal, supporters hope it will help lay the groundwork in the fight against homophobia in the notoriously conservative state of Puebla. Brahim Zamora Salazar, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.machamexico.com/2010/07/23/puebla-establishes-an-annual-day-against-homophobia/</link>
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		<title>Mexico City invites Argentina&#8217;s first same-sex married couple for a free honeymoon</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Mexico City tourism board is doing a good job promoting Mexico City as a gay-friendly tourist destination: their offer of a free D.F. honeymoon for Argentina&#8217;s first same-sex married couple has been reported by more mainstream media sources than I would have guessed. Although the municipality of Mexico City has been performing same-sex marriages [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.machamexico.com/2010/07/22/mexico-city-invites-argentinas-first-same-sex-married-couple-for-a-free-honeymoon/</link>
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		<title>Second Gay March in Oaxaca*</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In case some Machas are enjoying Oaxaca City this summer, the second calenda is taking place this Saturday, July 10th. This year the motto is All people, all rights. Let&#8217;s celebrate being proud of who we are. I think this will be an excellent opportunity to meet LGBT organizations based in that beautiful city. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.machamexico.com/2010/07/05/second-gay-march-in-oaxaca/</link>
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		<title>Guadalajara: macha central</title>
		<description><![CDATA[If you are a queer woman, go to Guadalajara!!! And if you want to party it up at GDL&#8217;s only &#8220;macha&#8221; bar, go to D&#8217;Planet Bar! After being in 8 Mexican cities over a period of 4 months, I observed more queer women out and proud in GDL than anywhere else. D&#8217;Planet recently opened in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.machamexico.com/2010/06/28/guadalajara-macha-central/</link>
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		<title>Carlos Monsiváis and the chronicle we will never read</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Like many in Mexico City I long admired Monsiváis, but&#8211;like few&#8211;I had the privilege of becoming his best friend for three long, amazing and wonderful days. This was the third time I organized a conference where he was the key note speaker. And the first time that despite canceling last minute, I convinced him to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.machamexico.com/2010/06/24/carlos-monsivais-and-the-chronicle-we-will-never-read/</link>
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		<title>Gay Pride in Mexico City</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The traditional gay parade of Mexico City will be celebrated next weekend. It will depart from Ángel de la Independencia to Zócalo at 12 pm. There is along list of organizations that will march next Saturday that range from politics to media and parents of LGBT people. Like every year, those who refuse to march [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.machamexico.com/2010/06/23/gay-parade-in-mexico-city-2/</link>
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		<title>&#8220;Lo que se ve no se pregunta&#8221;: Carlos Monsiváis, 1938-2010</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Saturday, during Carlos Monsiváis&#8217; wake at Museo de la Ciudad de México, a group of young people unfolded a gay flag and put it on the writer&#8217;s coffin. Someone tried to take it away, but the group insisted and placed it right between Mexico and UNAM flags. So far, only one journalist has talked [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.machamexico.com/2010/06/20/lo-que-se-ve-no-se-pregunta-carlos-monsivais-1938-2010/</link>
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		<title>Club 502: Gay Nightlife in Oaxaca</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Apparently there are a handful of gay bars in Oaxaca but I only found one. It was an unmarked black door at 502 Díaz. That&#8217;s what they call it, Club 502 but there is no name outside (it&#8217;s right across from La Resistencia). I celebrated my 31st birthday there and I had a blast (I was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.machamexico.com/2010/06/10/club-502-gay-nightlife-in-oaxaca/</link>
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		<title>Oaxaca- Responsible Tourism</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My girlfriend and I rented a house in a small barrio called San Luis Beltran in Oaxaca City, Oaxaca. We lived there for two glorious months. One of the most rewarding things I did during our time there was participate in Fundacion En Via (formerly called Investours). Fundacion En Via is a non profit microfinance [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.machamexico.com/2010/06/01/oaxaca-responsible-tourism/</link>
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