Mexico City tourism minister Alejandro Rojas is planning for the increase in gay tourism that he says will result from the city’s recent decision to legalize same-sex marriage. Last Wednesday La Jornada reported that Rojas is looking forward to the influx of capital that will result from gay-marriage-related tourism and calls for greater tolerance from [...]
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2nd Trans Festival in Mexico City
Macha Mexico is very glad to announce the Second Trans Festival of Mexico City. Thanks to the efforts of the Trans community and some machas directly involved in the organization of this event, arts and politics will merge again for those interested in knowing more about trans population in Mexico City.
If you have the opportunity, [...]
The Colonia Roma Vampire: a Celebration of Mexican Gay Culture
Thirty years ago, a Mexican novelist talked for the first time about gay life in Mexico City, setting his novel in the Zona Rosa, and the now hipster area, the Colonia Roma. His name is Luis Zapata, and reading his novel is mandatory if you want know about gay Mexican culture. Next Friday a series [...]
Festival Lésbico schedule is up
The hour-by-hour schedule of Mexico City’s Fourth Annual Festival Lésbico, which starts this Thursday at the Centro Cultural Contempo, is up at www.eventoslesbicos.com.mx, along with photos and (Spanish-language) bios of the performers. According to the website, the schedule is still subject to change.
Macha Mexico’s (English-language) write-up of the invited performers, panelists, and presenters can be [...]
Where to Stay: Hotel Marco Polo
Alright, I’ll admit it. We were looking for an excuse to stay in a hotel for a night. Fortunately, a friend of ours commented over dinner that Macha Mexico seemed to be lacking reviews of gay-friendly places to stay in Mexico City… Voilà! Instant excuse!
We made a reservation the next day at Hotel Marco Polo, [...]
TTTrans Festival in Mexico City
For those interested in knowing about trans culture in Mexico City, we invite you to the First Festival of Trans Culture. Sexuality, Politics and Health. It will be celebrated from May 14th to 16th, at Contempo Cinema. Some luminaries of the Mexican trans/gay scene will be there, like Alejandra Bogue, Hazel Davenport and the transmigrated-Spanish [...]
Enkidu: Queer Studies on Tuesday Evenings
An interesting locus for queer studies in Mexico City is the on-line magazine Enkidu and the salons they host on Tuesday nights 8pm at the Contempo Cinema in the Zona Rosa.
According to the Enkidu website, the weekly event began in 1987 by “El Grupo Guerrilla Gay” in order to create a space to discuss “sexuality [...]