Mexican state of Sinaloa approves same-sex marriage

by Reuters
Tuesday, 15 June 2021 22:23 GMT

FILE PHOTO: A couple kiss each other in front of the cathedral during a march in support of gay marriage, sexual and gender diversity in Mexico City, Mexico September 11, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso

Image Caption and Rights Information
Same-sex marriage is legal in more than half of Mexican states

MEXICO CITY, June 15 (Reuters) - Lawmakers in the Mexican state of Sinaloa voted on Tuesday to legalize same-sex marriage, joining more than half of all Mexican states in making the practice legal.

Marriage equality was approved in a unanimous vote, although a number of lawmakers abstained.

(Reporting by Diego Ore; Writing by Laura Gottesdiener; Editing by Richard Chang)

RELATED STORIES

Mexico's top court to vote on gay marriage in Yucatan state

Honduran LGBT+ advocates in legal bid to stop same-sex marriage 'lock'

Peruvian LGBTQ couples call for marriage equality in symbolic wedding

Update cookies preferences