Mexican Teens Arrested in Brutal Double Homo-cide

Two teenagers have been arrested in connection to a brutal double murder of a gay couple in Cancun, Mexico. Police say they continue looking for two more teens, reports the Spanish language news service EFE.

Ricardo Humberto Santos and Cesar Castillo were the victims of an apparent homophobic attack in their home last Saturday. The teens, ages 14 and 15, planned on injuring then robbing the couple of a car and a plasma screen television, but killed them instead.

Mexico Speaks: Religion is Cause of Homophobia

Homophobia comes from ignorance and prejudices that come from religious beliefs. The gay population is not a population to blame for HIV. It is a sub-group that is suffering most the impact of HIV, according to Jorge Saavedra, the leader of Mexico’s National HIV/AIDS Program, CENSIDA, since 2003.

Jamie Lopez, 45, a lawyer and gay-rights activist in Mexico City, helped compile a book about 10 local gay couples: ‘We asked our friends to come forward to tell their story. Many were afraid to talk openly about it. One couple has three children they look after, but they cannot adopt them officially.’

‘The best way to change society is to make ourselves visible and demand our rights,’ Lopez said. ‘People want you to be in closet. We are a very conservative society. Religion has caused a lot of homophobia.’

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