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Mexico City have become the first in Latin America to legalise gay marriage

4 Jan 2010


In 2009, December 21, the Mexican capital became the first in Latin America to allow same-sex marriage with a groundbreaking law which could set a precedent for gay rights across the region. The city’s assembly passed the legislation, which will also give gay couples the right to adopt children. Read more below.

In English

> Mexico City backs gay marriage in Latin American first (BBC)

> We do: Mexico City blazes trail with legalisation of same-sex marriage (The Guardian)

> Same sex marriage law in Mexico¡Que viva Mexico!

In Spanish

> Matrimonio entre personas de mismo sexo en México, D.F., por Gloria Careaga

> México DF: aprueban matrimonio gay (BBC)

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