Los Cabos faces growing concern about bullying in high schools, with particular emphasis on cases of harassment and discrimination against transgender and LGBT students.
Faced with this situation, groups advocating for sexual diversity have expressed their concern, emphasizing the need to strengthen awareness programs in schools.
According to the Municipal Human Rights Coordination, the majority of bullying reports in the municipality come from high schools.
Some of these complaints target not only classmates but also teachers and administrative staff, accused of discriminatory attitudes and practices.
Raúl Pérez, president of CODISEX Los Cabos AC, highlighted the difficulties that groups face in combating discrimination within educational institutions.
“The problem is that we, as associations, often lack the authority or the means to enter institutions, and that has made things very difficult for us. I must also say that there is still a lot of resistance from some administrators, some teachers, and, above all, from the student community, which creates a problem because people continue to suffer violence and discrimination, and unfortunately, we are failing to make progress on human rights,” said Raúl Pérez, president of CODISEX Los Cabos AC.
Pérez also emphasized that they continue to promote the Identity Law for Trans and Non-Binary People without age restrictions, with the goal of providing legal certainty to those who wish to change their name and gender on their official documents without having to wait until they reach the age of majority.
However, he emphasized that these advances must go hand in hand with educational institutions, and therefore called on schools to prioritize respect and empathy in their internal regulations.
“All I’m doing is inviting administrators, parents, and even teachers to understand that school regulations are not above the law, and especially the international treaties to which Mexico is a party. We can be flexible and make changes without having to overhaul everything related to logistics and, obviously, school regulations. We just have to be sensitive and empathetic, but above all, respectful of diversity,” he added.
Finally, Pérez reported that CODISEX Los Cabos has proposed that the Municipal Human Rights Coordination provide documents, bibliographies, and audiovisual materials to schools in order to promote the free development of personality in children and adolescents.
Source: tribunademexico
