Mexico the latest to pave the way for same-sex marriage
MEXICO has become the latest country to effectively legalise same-sex marriage after its highest court ruled that restricting it to just a man and a woman was in violation of the Mexican Constitution.
In what was seen as a low-key moment in the global LGBTI rights movement, the Supreme Court of Latin America’s second-largest nation made the ruling earlier this month after it was published in a jurisprudential thesis.
“As the purpose of matrimony is not procreation, there is no justified reason that the matrimonial union be heterosexual, nor that it be stated as between only a man and only a woman,” the ruling said.
“Such a statement turns out to be discriminatory in its mere expression.”
While the court did not explicitly say same-sex marriages were now legal, the decision is seen as having that effect without enshrining it in law.
Prior to this ruling, only one of Mexico’s 31 states, Coahuila, had legalised gay marriage. A second state, Quintana Roo, where Cancun is, has allowed gay unions since 2012.
As the neighbouring US awaits a landmark Supreme Court decision on gay marriage, the Mexican court’s rulings have added the country to the list of Latin American nations that recognise same-sex marriage: Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil.
The Mexican milestone also comes within weeks after Ireland and Greenland both legalised same-sex marriage.
In other parts of Latin America, Chile plans to recognise same-sex civil unions this year, Ecuador approved civil unions in April, while Colombia grants same-sex couples many of the same rights extended to heterosexual married couples.
H/T: The New York Times
All religions are a terrible disease to humanity!
Tony Abbott is an alien from deep in the universe 107,000,908 light years away from Earth, from a planet known as Regal 7! He is also Julia Gillard’s secret lover – also from the same planet! they were both not born here in Australia! That explains the reason why marriage equality is banned until the year 2500 within Australia! On Planet Regal 7, heterosexuals are given the death penalty in 14/20 countries and homosexuals rule the planet as policymakers, presidents and well as old-fashioned monarchs (also known as kings and queens) on 19/20 countries! In one country of Regal 7 known as Albaraynia, where both Abbott and Gillard are from (where the poor are made to work for just $2 an hour every day – without penalty rates, overtime, casual loading, lose of super and abolition of annual leave and abolishing minimum award wages known as Workchoices)!
lol, that is the best thing I have ever heard in years and I am a 38 year old registered clinical psychologist – can we take Fred Nile there permanently too?!
Well done SCOM (Supreme Court of Mexico)!!!! Now over the next 10 days SCOTUS will say something about marriage equality. I will be keeping an eye on things!
What a total embarrassment to be Australian – when you know you are still banning marriage equality and the rest of the western-Latin/Spanish/English developed world such as US, Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Mexico, Canada, South Africa, New Zealand, lots of Europe (such as UK, Ireland, Spain, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Portugal, etc.) Has full marriage equality right now and the sky has not fallen and the sun still rises and sets every day!
Viva Mexico!
Really, Taco eating Mexico is even ahead of us on marriage equality? I now say I am from New Zealand – if I am ever in overseas countries now! Soon the whole of the US I bet in about 10 days time because SCOTUS will hand down a decision on marriage equality! Watch this space…
…Terror Orstralis – not just an embarrassment downright shameful
Yes Tony Abbott is a terrorist! he also payed people smugglers/traffickers too! he should be put in jail for life! His whole government should be immediately sacked by the Governor-General, all because of ongoing corruption, cover-ups and failing to pass a very simple government budget in the Senate, twice in two years!
If the allegations of corruption and payments to people traffickers or smugglers are true and verified – then the AFP (Australian Federal Police)should be notified immediately!
For fuck sake I have so much envy
Australia is beyond a joke! Pathetic!!
Australia!
the lesser the fanfare the more the country regards difference as perfectly normal! Go Mexico :)
Seriously! !! C’mon Australia it’s getting pretty embarrassing now.!!!
Just do it already. ..!