Cenk Uygur
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Boy Stands For Gay Rights In Mexico
Posted
September 15, 2016
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95,953
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2,987
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September 15, 2016
95,953
2,987
694
3.84%
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5:55Now PlayingA 12yearold Mexican boy saw a parade of people who wanted to take his gay uncle’s rights away. He wasn’t having it. Kim Horcher, Brett Erlich, and Francis Maxwell, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section below.
"A 12-year-old Mexican boy became an overnight icon after a journalist snapped a photograph of him attempting to block an anti-LGBT demonstration.
The image was shot at a Saturday protest in Celaya, Guanajuato that targeted President Enrique Peña Nieto’s proposal to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. The Celaya demonstration, which drew 11,000 people, was just one of dozens that took place across the country over the weekend following marriage equality victories in Mexico City and nine Mexican states, The Los Angeles Times reports. (Watch a short video of the protest below)
Journalist Manuel Rodríguez originally published the image, which shows the boy standing in the middle of the street with his arms outstretched in an effort to block the oncoming march, in the Mexican publication Regeneración.”*
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Hosts: Kim Horcher, Brett Erlich, Francis Maxwell
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