Mexico City Legalizes Gay Marriage, Becomes 1st Latin American City to do so.

[allanrbrts]

This was just posted on the Empowering Spirits Foundation page. Great news!

http://www.facebook.com/notes/empowering-spirits-foundation/mexico-city-becomes-first-latin-american-city-to-legalize-gay-marriage/248591088941


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."

[joeybee12]

1. The Catholic Church has a firm hold on Mexico, and still this passes...

...very good news.

[gaspee]

3. That's what I was thinking (n/t)

[movonne]

2. And mean while this country goes backwards...

[Libertas1776]

6. Well, at least our Mexico City counterpart

DC legalized gay marriage. Can't say that for some other places...uhem...I'm looking at you New York.

[allanrbrts]

4. Gay Adoption Measure passes as well

The Empowering Spirits Foundation just posted a new breaking news alert indicating that Mexico City has passed a gay adoption measure too.

[Ranger3230]

5. Good news. We are moving slowly, but we are moving in the

right direction.