A group of federal lawmakers announced their support for traditional marriage in Mexico after the federal government endorsed a bill to allow LGBT citizens to get married.
Congressmen with the National Action Party and Social Encounter Party, PAN and PES in Spanish, respectively, said they are committed with life and in favor of life during a meeting held Friday at the state’s government building.
The meeting was attended by Government Secretary Francisco Rueda and his wife, Congresswoman Gina Cruz, as well as Congressmen Luz Argelia Paniagua, Eloísa Talavera, Exaltación González, Wenceslao Martínez, Teodoro Barraza, José Ferreiro and state coordinator of the National Family Front in Baja California Guillermo Montaño.
Cruz recalled President Enrique Peña introduced a bill May 17 to allow marriage equality in the country and said on Sept. 10 demonstrations are scheduled at all state capital cities and a major protest on Sept 24 in Mexico City.
Cristian leaders asked federal lawmakers to reject this measure and convince their colleagues to support their effort against marriage equality.
Cruz said the state has been a leader in the defense of family and life values nationwide.
Last year, Mexicali allowed the first gay couple to get married after a legal battle and a long-discussed controversy.
Cruz asked religious leaders to petition congressmen, even the ones who support the presidential bill to vote against it.
“Those of us who represent the National Action Party know that our ideology and mystique is to defend life, values, right to life and, in this case, it is ver important to convince all the other lawmakers who are part of the Legislature,” she said. “The federal government cannot impose situations without addressing its consequences in Mexican families.”
Woman in rehab center dies
A 50-year-old woman who was interned in rural area a rehabilitation center died Saturday, authorities said.
According to media reports, Irma Guadalupe Almeida Sáenz fell into a hole and drowned.
However, the body had several injuries caused by punches and other evidence of foul play.
The woman was transported by four individuals to a Mexican Social Security Institute clinic at Ejido Nuevo León in Mexicali Valley.
Doctors said the woman had already succumbed to injuries.
Police officers and detectives arrived on scene given the case might be treated as a murder, according to the reports.
Man found dead in civic center
A man who apparently was a homeless person was found dead in the surrounding area of Autotransportes de Guasave bus depot in Mexicali’s Civic Center, authorities told reporters.
According to media reports, the man was found at 10 a.m. in the intersection of Anáhuac Boulevard and Independencia Boulevard.
The victim had no identification card, authorities said.
The victim was described as a man in his early 50s who had brown skin, thin complexion and was dressing a green shirt, a black short pant and had no shoes.
Paramedics with the Red Cross attempted to revive the man but to no avail.
The body had several punch injuries so foul play is presumed in the case, authorities said.
Authorities think that although the injuries the man might have died due to a heat-related illness.
The body was transported to the state Coroner’s office to conduct an autopsy.
Mexicali gymnast debuts in Rio
Mexicali gymnast Alexa Moreno debuted Sunday during the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games 2016.
However, the Mexicali resident had a sad beginning after ending in place 31 all around.
Moreno, 4’ 9’’, was 59 in uneven bars with 13.333 points, 28 in floor exercises with 13.838 points, 51 in women’s beam with 13.300 points and 12 in vault with 14.633 points.
Moreno, who turned 22 on Monday, was a finalist during the World Championship of Nanjing, China in 2014 and in the same tournament held last year in Glasgow.
