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Mexico City legislature approves same-sex marriage bill

By Bernard Hibbitts (editor) and University of Pittsburgh School of Law students.

[JURIST] Mexico City's local assembly approved a same-sex marriage law on Monday, seeking to extend equal rights to gay couples throughout the city. The proposed legislation would allow for marriage, adoption, inheritance, and other human, economic, and social rights. The provisions also seek to end discrimination based on sexual orientation. Mexico City mayor Marcelo Ebrard is expected to sign the bill into law, against the wishes of many of the country's Roman Catholic population. While Mexico City's proposed legislation may be the most far-reaching in Latin America, rights for same-sex couples currently exist in Uruguay and in several Argentinian cities. Last month, some 50,000 protesters marched in Buenos Aires in support of proposed legislation in Argentina's parliament. Earlier this year, Uruguay passed a law to allow same-sex couples to adopt.

Full post as published by JURIST - The Paper Chase on December 22, 2009 (boomark / email).