Omar Solis was born in Chihuahua, Mexico, and moved to Denver with his family when he was two years old. He's now 21 and back in Mexico, studying international relations at the Technical Institute of Monterrey. He's also openly gay.

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He says it’s not easy being a gay man in Mexico, but things are progressing — slowly. Here are some of his thoughts on the challenges facing gay Mexicans who opt live open lives:

Living in Mexico as a gay American has been very interesting because it’s not something that’s necessarily accepted universally.

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