Celestun and Merida, and I think all of Yucatan, is very Gay friendly. Rather than just being tolerated, people of every nationality, religion and sexual preference seem to be very welcome and accepted here. And, as the days draw nearer to Carnival, the more flamboyant individuals are out on display as they gradually prepare for Carnival and Mardi Gras festivals and parades.
Even our little town of Celestun has a Gay Pride parade so of course I was out in front of our house, along with all of our neighbours, with my camera as it came by today.
It was a very short parade; one moto-tricyclita taxi with a sound system followed by a big flat-bed truck full of drummers and a few cross-dressing Gays throwing candy.
Chris and I picked up all of the candy that came our way and tossed it around to all of the neighbourhood kids on the street for the parade.
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