Former Mexican Lawmaker Convicted for Writing Anti-Transgender Posts | EWTN News Nightly

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A former lawmaker in Mexico was recently convicted of a crime for writing social media posts that push back against the transgender movement. The case involves Rodrigo Ivan Cortes, a pro-life civil leader. He was convicted of gender based political violence after referring to a transgender man as "A man who self-ascribes as a woman." This as lawmakers in Mexico also consider a measure that would refer to Christian teachings about sexuality as hate speech. Director of Advocacy in Latin America and the Caribbean for ADF International, Tomas Henriquez, is defending pro-lifer Rodrigo Cortes and joins to share where things stand now with his client's case. Henriquez tells us more about this case. His client is facing charges simply for referring to a transgender man as "A man who self-ascribes as a woman." Henriquez discusses why there are concerns among the faithful regarding free speech in Mexico. ------------ EWTN News Nightly provides the latest news and analysis from a Catholic perspective. Join host Tracy Sabol, our Capitol Hill, White House and Rome Correspondents, as well as many other diverse guests daily, to get the latest from the U.S. and the Vatican on topics regarding our Catholic faith and interests. ------------- EWTN News Nightly airs on EWTN weekdays at 6pm & 9pm ET. ------------ Don't miss an episode of EWTN New Nightly. Get updates here: https://www.ewtn.com/tv/shows/ewtn-news-nightly ------------- Sign up today to receive the EWTN News Nightly newsletter: https://www.ewtn.com/enn ------------- Follow EWTN News Nightly on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ewtnnewsnightly Twitter: https://twitter.com/EWTNNewsNightly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ewtnnewsnightly/ ------------- Subscribe to EWTN YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/EWTN ------------- You can support the EWTN News mission: https://bit.ly/3qDR1qf