Mass celebrations in Mexico City
Mexico City celebrated Pride weekend this year by bringing together hundreds of same-sex couples and Trans people to celebrate the legal recognition of their marriages and of their gender identity changes.

Their slogan was "Hand in hand, we march with pride," the city government said.

Thirty-eight-year-old Keila Espinoza said that actually getting married to her partner, after living together, was very emotional.

"I didn't think it would happen like this," Espinoza said. "It's very exciting."

Edgar Mendoza said that he had been with his partner for 10 years before finally getting married. "This is a very important document, more than a piece of paper or a symbol of marriage. It is security that I can give to my family," he said.

Same-sex marriage was legalized in Mexico City back in 2009, but the rest of the country took until last year to catch up. Trans adults have been able to change the gender identity on their birth certificates and electoral cards since a legal reform in 2014.

East Africa shows signs of following Uganda with anti-LGBTQ bills
There are signs that Kenya and other countries in East Africa could follow Uganda in passing sweeping anti-LGBTQ laws, with some regional lawmakers speaking of the LGBTQ community as a nearly existential threat to African values and sovereignty.

Reuters reviewed a draft of Kenya's Family Protection Bill and saw many parallels with a Ugandan law that was signed by President Yoweri Museveni at the end of May.

For example, Gay sex would be punishable by a minimum of 10 years in jail, while "aggravated homosexuality" — which includes sex with a minor or disabled person, or when a terminal disease is passed on — would be punishable by death.

"It is a hateful piece of legislation that will truly make the lives of Queer Kenyans unbearable if passed," said Annette Atieno of the National Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission.