My adopted city, Mexico City, passed in its assembly on the 21st of December Same-sex marriage legislation with adoption rights! I’m so very proud of my step-city folk. Mexico's Cardinal was said to say: “What a terrible Christmas gift México's government has given its people”. But Card., it's exactly what we had all asked for, fought for and have the right to share in, and barring your loss of priests who run off and marry their lovers, even you'll see that it's a loving gift that will reward México and other Latino countries for all eternity.
Still, the naysayers of the legislation have threatened to challenge it through the Supreme Court, where honestly, it will face a tough battle; since this right will only be afforded through the assembly of México City, and its jurisdiction ends at the city limits, it stands a good chance of defeat: simply because many of the rights afforded through marriage come from federal jurisdiction, not solely a state or, as in the case of Mexico City, a district. So, hold your breath, continue to support gay rights legislation and hope for a fantastic distraction (perhaps a good 'ole scandal ) for México´s Partio Acción Nacional (PAN), the conservative governmental sect threatening to overturn marriage equality.
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