Gay Ads Draw Ire in Mexico (from sick fundies)

(Mexico City) A government-sponsored radio campaign featuring a mother nervously preparing dinner for her son's boyfriend has conservative groups raging with anger.

The campaign is part of a new law, signed by President Vicente Fox in June 2003, that outlaws several types of discrimination, including bias based on sexual preference. The law also requires federal agencies to launch campaigns to promote tolerance.

While gays and lesbians have experienced a growing acceptance within Mexican society, they still have a long way to go before obtaining full equal rights. And there are still occasional reports of attacks against transvestites and people suspected of being gay.

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"We are not saying homosexuals should be discriminated, disrespected or hurt," said Guillermo Bustamante Manilla, National Unity president. "But homosexuality is not natural. It is aberrant, and we don't believe it should be promoted with our taxes."

The organization created its own radio spots, hoping they could replace those produced by the government. In one, a daughter tells her mother she is attracted to women. The mother thanks her daughter for confiding in her but then says her family will help her so she "won't act out tendencies that could affect her gravely."

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