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Mexico City moves to legalize same-sex marriage
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Dec 22, 2009 01:35am |
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| Media | Newspaper - Los Angeles Times |
| News Date | Tuesday, December 22, 2009 07:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Reporting from Mexico City - In a move that may put Mexico City at odds with the rest of the country, the local legislature approved a far-reaching gay rights bill Monday, voting to allow people of the same sex to marry and to adopt children.
The leftist-dominated legislature of this massive city of about 20 million people turned aside opposition from the influential Roman Catholic Church and ended lively debate to approve the measure by a 39-20 vote. Mayor Marcelo Ebrard is expected to sign the bill into law.
Most of the opposition in the city's legislature came from President Felipe Calderon's conservative National Action Party, which has threatened to take the city to court if Ebrard does not veto the measure. |
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