The Congress of the Mexican state of Tamaulipas passed on Wednesday the legalization of equal marriage, becoming the last state to approve this norm, thus allowing civil unions between people of the same sex throughout the country.
With 23 photos in favor, 12 against and one abstention, the Congress of the last Mexican state to legalize same-sex civil unions has modified article 112 of its Civil Code allowing homosexual couples to marry, as reported by ‘El Universal’.
The deputy of the Christian Democrat PAN organization Nancy Ruiz has presented the initiative in the Commission of Gender Equality, Human Rights and Legislative Studies for its subsequent vote in the Parliament of Tamaulipas, obtaining the vote in favor of the majority of the parliamentarians, except for some members of her own party.
This vote has taken place only one day after the Parliament of the state of Guerrero approved by a large majority equal marriage, leaving Tamaulipas as the last administration in all of Mexico where homosexual persons could not legally marry.
Representatives of the LGTB community were present in the tribune of the Congress, who applauded after the endorsement of the amendment legalizing equal marriage throughout the country, according to the newspaper.
Mexico began legalizing same-sex marriage in March 2010, when Mexico City, the capital, became the first state entity to establish such legislation. Twelve years later, same-sex marriage is legal throughout the country.
