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[[File:benjaminquezada.png|200px|thumb|left|Benjamin Medrano Quezada]]

==Country==

Mexico

==Birth - Death==



==Occupation==

Politics

==Description==

Became Mexico's first openly gay citizen to be elected a municipal president when he was elected municipal president of Fresnillo, the largest municipality in the state of Zacatecas, in 2013.  Before that he was a state congressman (2010-2013).  However, he opposes any overt display of homosexuality, including same-sex marriages, pride parades, and prostitution.

==See Also==

* [[Mayor]]

==Further Research/Reading==

* http://www.queerty.com/mexicos-first-openly-gay-mayor-20130719/
* http://eile.ie/2013/07/20/mexico-first-openly-gay-mayor/