Is Mexico paving the way for same-sex marriage?
By Ben Kelly
A ruling by Mexico’s supreme court has given some LGBT citizens hope that the country may be on its way to recognising same-sex marriages nationally, rather than just state by state.
The court has ruled it unconstitutional for Mexican states to bar same-sex marriages, but the ruling is considered a “jurisprudential thesis” and does not invalidate any state laws. This means gay couples who are denied the right to marry would still have to take on the courts individually. Then, depending on the ruling, judges and courts may have to approve same-sex marriages.
Gay marriage is legal in 4 of 31 states in Mexico, including Mexico City, Coahuila, Quintana Roo and Chihuahua.