Mexico City lawmakers approve same-sex marriage, first in Latin America to do so.

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Source: Associated Press

MEXICO CITY -- Mexico City lawmakers have become the first in Latin America to legalize gay marriage.

City legislators passed the bill 39-20 on Monday with five lawmakers absent.

Gay marriage is currently allowed in only seven countries and some parts of the United States.

Leftist Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard is widely expected to sign the decision into law.

The bill calls for changing the definition of marriage in the city's civic code. Marriage is currently defined as the union of a man and a woman. The new definition will be "the free uniting of two people."

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[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

1. At the city level? That's a first.

I hope state/federal level assholes don't fuck it up.

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3. Mexico City is coterminous with the Federal District

As if it were a state. So it's legalized in the entire district. Mexico City is huge, so this is great news and will affect a lot of couples.

[Posteritatis]

5. It's something like what, twenty, twenty-five million people? (nt)

[AlbertCat]

10. It's something like what, twenty, twenty-five million people?

Not much air though on top of that extinct (we hope) volcano. Maybe they were lightheaded when they passed this.


Seriously.... how civilized of them!

[CatholicEdHead]

2. Nice

I bet the local Catholic Bishop is going nuts over this.

Edit: Apparently not an word on it on their website.
http://www.arquidiocesismexico.org.mx/

I guess it is not as big an issue down there as the faux overblown issue it is up here thanks to past GOP election strategies.

[Vidar]

4. Good for Mexico City!

[Bette Noir]

6. We are now officially behind Mexico in civil rights.

[Unvanguard]

11. Well, our capital city passed marriage equality earlier this month.

So not really. :)

[undeterred]

7. ..

:applause:

[alp227]

8. Good for Mexico, but as for American reichwingers, a new combined racist/homophobic talking point:

Because of this, you can expect Limpballs, Fux News, etc. to bellow "Illegal immigration will advance the gay agenda!"

[Libertas1776]

9. Kind of like what just happened in DC

Good for Mexico City! :bounce: