Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador apologized on Tuesday for misgendering a transgender representative of his political party, after his comments sparked criticism from rights groups. Lopez Obrador over the weekend met with Salma Luevano, one of the first trans people to become a federal lawmaker, but a day later referred to her as a "man dressed as a woman" when questioned why he greeted Luevano at a public event with a kiss on the cheek. Various members of the LGBT+ community in the