Gay community in villa comaltitlan, mexico

SAN ANTONIO AP — Victims have been found with no identification documents at all and in one case a stolen ID. Remote villages lack phone service to reach family members and determine the whereabouts of missing migrants. Fingerprint data has to be shared and matched by different governments. More than a day after the discovery of a stifling trailer in San Antonio where dozens of migrants died after being abandoned in the sweltering heat, few identities of the victims have been made public, illustrating the challenges authorities face in tracing people who cross borders clandestinely.

Paul Weber, Fabiola Sánchez And Mark Stevenson. Copyright The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Roberto Marquez of Dallas adds a flower a makeshift memorial at the site where officials found dozens of people dead in an abandoned semitrailer containing suspected migrants, Wednesday, June 29, , in San Antonio.

In it was revealed that Mexico had the second-highest rate of homophobic crimes in the world after Brazil. Tourists are generally unlikely to be targeted because of their sexual orientation. It is advisable, however, to be discreet in public and avoid displays of affection outside of gay bars or queer scenes. There are many gay bars and the neighbourhood also hosts the annual Mexico City Pride festival in June.

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