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LGBTQ Mexicans arrested 1935 x Plus LGBTQ Mexicans in the 1940s

A set of pictures of Mexicans, purportedly arrested for homosexuality in 1935. The photo belongs to the collection of the National Photo Library of the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) in Mexico.

Very little is known about the detainees themselves, except these pictures are dated around 1940. These pictures come from Lecumberri prison in Mexico City. Up until 1976, gay men were imprisoned in the prison ward J, or Jota. Joto(s) is still a common homophobic slur in Mexico.