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Sun Sep 15, 2013, 09:51 PM Sep 2013

Mexico's first openly gay mayor takes office in Zacatecas

Source: BBC

15 September 2013 Last updated at 21:52 GMT

Mexico's first openly gay mayor takes office in Zacatecas

The first openly gay mayor in Mexico's history has been sworn in at a ceremony in city of Fresnillo.

Benjamin Medrano said his sexuality only became an issue in the electoral campaign when the opposition tried to use it against him in conservative Zacatecas state.

The city has been caught up in a turf war between drug cartels operating in central and northern Mexico.

Mr Medrano says he hopes to make a difference for the people of Fresnillo.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24103931
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