From Reuters:
“Mexican state of Sonora
approves same-sex marriage”
The congress of the Mexican state
of Sonora voted on Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage, meaning that about
three quarters of the country's regions have now made the practice legal. Lawmakers
in the legislature of Sonora, a large northern state that borders Arizona and
New Mexico in the United States, approved the change in the law with 26 votes
in favor and seven against. On Wednesday, the central state of Queretaro, long
regarded as one of the most conservative in the country, also approved same-sex
marriage legislation in what Mexican media reported was the 23rd of 32 regions
to do so. The push for marriage equality and LGBT rights has gathered pace
since Mexico City became the first region to legalize same-sex marriage in
2009. Leftist President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has been at pains not to
alienate socially conservative voters, but many activists in his National
Regeneration Movement (MORENA) are staunch supporters of socially liberal
causes.
^ 23 of 32 regions now give Homosexuals
equal marriage rights, but not all of Mexico. ^
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/mexican-state-sonora-approves-same-sex-marriage-2021-09-24/
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