# Yucatán legislative human rights initiatives > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/yucatn-legislative-human-rights-initiatives > Updated: 2026-10-21T17:48:58.000Z. Sources: 14. Developments: 2. Legislative efforts in Yucatán have focused on expanding protections for marginalized groups and civil liberties. Deputy Larissa Acosta Escalante of Movimiento Ciudadano introduced the ‘Municipios con Orgullo’ initiative, which seeks to establish sexual diversity service areas and permanent non-discrimination commissions across all 106 municipalities to support diverse sexual orientations and genders. Concurrently, the Yucatán Congress voted to criminalize transfeminicide in the state penal code to sanction violence against trans women. Furthering civil rights reforms, Deputy Clara Rosales Montiel proposed removing crimes against honor, such as defamation and libel, from the State Penal Code. This initiative aims to protect freedom of expression and the right to protest, preventing the criminalization of journalists, human rights defenders, and environmental activists. The proposal seeks to ensure that citizens can denounce authority abuses without facing judicial harassment. ## Timeline ### 2026-10-21: Yucatán legislator proposes repealing crimes against honor to protect expression Yucatán Deputy Clara Rosales Montiel proposed removing defamation and libel crimes from the state penal code to protect freedom of expression and prevent the criminalization of social protests. 12 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/yucatn-legislator-proposes-reforms-to-protect-protest-and-free-speech ### 2026-10-15: Yucatán deputy proposes sexual diversity support for all municipalities Yucatán deputy Larissa Acosta Escalante proposed the ‘Municipios con Orgullo’ initiative to provide sexual diversity support across all 106 municipalities and criminalize transfeminicide. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/yucatn-deputy-proposes-sexual-diversity-support-for-all-municipalities --- Cite as: Yucatán legislative human rights initiatives. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/yucatn-legislative-human-rights-initiatives