Letter to CNN, about another discrimination case for sexual orientation

Jan 2006

I was very glad to see the report on the discrimination for sexual orientation that was suffered by a couple at the Intercontinental in Los Cabos, Baja California MEXICO.

Only by denouncing cases like this, we will achieve a respectful and egalitarian society (included religion, gender, ethnicity, etc.).

I am another victim of discrimination; my wounds are not physical and therefore not visible. My self esteem was destroyed; my career development possibilities artificially limited and finally put an end to a successful 16 years in the industry. All of this because of the homophobia of the Human Resources Director of my employer who said "While I am head of HR at Coca Cola FEMSA, I will not have a faggot as one of its Directors".

For the last 15 months I've pursued all my options to denounce what happened to me, including starting legal action both in the Civil and Criminal Courts.

I've decided to make this public in order to make sure this doesn't go unpunished but most important that they don't do it to someone else.

In my mind, it is not enough to have tolerance; my goal is to foster a real inclusion culture.

Thank you for exposing to top of the iceberg, in one of these cases. I wonder how much else is going on beneath the surface?

Best Regards,

Roberto Mendoza Ralph
Tel. 011 52 55 2947 8899

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