Mexico Supreme Court Rules in Favor of All States Recognizing Gay Marriage

In a 9-2 decision on Tuesday, Mexico’s Supreme Court ruled that all 31 states in Mexico must recognize the same-same marriages that have been and continue to be performed at the capital. An article of Mexico’s constitution requires all states to recognize legal contracts that have been drawn up elsewhere, so for marriage contracts to not be recognized throughout Mexico would be unconstitutional.

This is most definitely a victory of sorts for the GLBT community, friends, family and allies in Mexico and while the marriages of people who love each other in the country will be recognized, the ruling does not state what degree of recognition must be granted to the married couples. This could potentially pose a problem for people living in a state in Mexico that is not GLBT-friendly and who could recognize their marriage, but look for ways to not extend rights given to them by their marriage.

Same-sex couples were granted the right to marry in Mexico in March. Currently, the rights extended to these married couples are the right to adopt children, to jointly apply for bank loans, to inherit wealth and to be covered by their spouses’ insurance policies.

One of the most detrimental of those rights that could come under fire in some states of Mexico is the right for same-sex couples to adopt children. Justice Sergio Aguirre argued against adoptions by married same-sex couples, saying that children might suffer.

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In addition to being the Founder and Editor of Woman Tribune, Holly Ord is a freelance writer, web designer and developer, feminist activist and blogger, and hopeless video game addict. She lives in Northeastern Pennsylvania and has been blogging on liberal politics and gender equality on her personal website, Menstrual Poetry since 2007.

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