¡La Lucha Sigue! Mexico’s Fourth Nonbinary March Was a Protest and a Remembrance

Nonbinary people and their supporters marched through Mexico City on Tuesday, July 14 in observation of International Nonbinary People’s Day, marking the fourth annual march of its kind after the first was held in 2023.“We demand our rights as citizens, like anyone else, and we mainly ask for respect for our identity,” one attendee, Rae Rodríguez, said in Spanish, to Mexican news agency N+. Like many at the march, Rodríguez wants to seenonbinary identity be officially recognized on state documents.As of 2023, Mexico issues passports with nonbinary gender markers. Each of Mexico’s 32 states, however, has the power to determine its own set of statutes and policies around issues of documentation and registration, per a 2025 report from Human Rights Watch. Only three states explicitly recognize nonbinary people in their legislation.Pictures from the march feature thousands of activists walking through the streets proudly waving the black, purple and yellow stripes of the Nonbinary Flag, as well as the Transgender Pride Flag. Per several reports, the march began at the Benito Juárez Hemicycle monument in Alameda Central park and ended at the General Directorate of the Civil Registry, about a 20-minute walk away. Activists draped statues with their Pride flags as they marched through the streets. Over 340,000 people in Mexico identify as nonbinary, per a 2024 report from UCLA’s Williams Institute based on data from a 2021 survey. Over half of the nonbinary respondents self-reported facing mockery or insults because of their gender identity and the majority reported experiencing mental health problems, including stress, insomnia and anxiety. Almost half have had suicidal thoughts, without about a quarter attempting suicide. International Nonbinary People’s Day has existed since 2012, positioned midway between International Men’s Day and International Women’s Day by creator Katje van Loon. The annual observance aims to raise awareness about the particular