DOUBLE IDENTITY, DOUBLE SENTENCE: A LOOK AT DISCRIMINATION AND LABOR INEQUALITY OF INDIGENOUS LGBT+ PEOPLE IN CUETZALAN DEL PROGRESO, PUEBLA

Abstract

LGBT+ indigenous people are part of a society where racism, classism and homophobia persist. Therefore, the objective of this article is to understand the discrimination and labor inequality towards this population to identify possible violations of their human rights. The research was carried out in the town of Cuetzalan del Progreso, Puebla, through semi-structured interviews, with a socio-legal approach and using the snowball technique. Six interviews were conducted with men and women who identified themselves as indigenous, but also as gay or lesbian, with an age range of 27 to 31 years, who reported discriminatory practices in the workplace, which places them at a disadvantage in relation to the heterosexual mixed-race people. Among the results, it highlights that their capacity is questioned and they face insults, ridicule, abuse, aggression, sexual harassment, rape and rejection in the workplace; find it difficult to get a job, are denied or expelled. It is concluded that the right to equality and non-discrimination of LGBT+ indigenous people in the workplace is violated.