Discover "The Cruising Lizards" of the 1800s

Walk the main cruising street where the gay community gathered for centuries, visiting historic buildings like La Esmeralda, Iturbide Palace, and Casa Borda while learning about 19th and 20th-century LGBTQ+ social life.

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Meet Mexico's first recognized trans Colonel

Visit the former Military Academy, now a museum, and hear the remarkable story of the first transgender man unexpectedly recognized by the Mexican Army.

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Explore the infamous "Those 41" scandal legacy See replicas of high heel shoes from the famous 1901 cross-dressing ball and visit the backstage door of the Old National Theatre where secret gay gatherings led to the country's biggest LGBTQ+ community reveal.

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Enter hidden convent secrets through a bakery Access a former convent where "the favorite seminarist" of the Inquisitor-In-Chief lived, and discover the Palace of the Countess' famously cruisy restrooms, legendary throughout the country.

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Trace the evolution from persecution to pride

See the location of the first porn cinema, original bathhouse locations, and Dr. Fagg's office while learning the evolution from colonial-era secrecy to the vibrant Zona Rosa migration.

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Where we’ll meet

On the sidewalk, curb, outside the

door marked 107-A

Avenida Hidalgo 107-A

Centro Histórico

Ciudad de México