Thread: First they legalize drugs, now gay marriage?

Mexico City approves gay marriage law

Monday, December 21, 2009 at 3:30 p.m.

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico City lawmakers have become the first in Latin America to legalize gay marriage.

City legislators passed the bill 39-20 on Monday with five lawmakers absent.

Gay marriage is currently allowed in only seven countries and some parts of the United States.

Leftist Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard is widely expected to sign the decision into law.

The bill calls for changing the definition of marriage in the city's civic code. Marriage is currently defined as the union of a man and a woman. The new definition will be "the free uniting of two people."

http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=392889

Originally Posted by bigtex

Mexico City approves gay marriage law

Monday, December 21, 2009 at 3:30 p.m.

MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Mexico City lawmakers have become the first in Latin America to legalize gay marriage.

City legislators passed the bill 39-20 on Monday with five lawmakers absent.

Gay marriage is currently allowed in only seven countries and some parts of the United States.

Leftist Mexico City Mayor Marcelo Ebrard is widely expected to sign the decision into law.

The bill calls for changing the definition of marriage in the city's civic code. Marriage is currently defined as the union of a man and a woman. The new definition will be "the free uniting of two people."

http://www.valleycentral.com/news/story.aspx?id=392889

Mexico...what a wonderful place

I have always been under the impression that Mexico was a very Catholic religious country. Is the Vatican wavering?

I respect your opinion on gay marriage, so I going to respond in kind. I think that your opinion is repulsive and offensive to patriotic, gay-Americans who are also fighting this as well; also, There are members of ALIPAC who support marriage equality. I think that it`s cowardly of you to equate gay marriage to drugs.

Welcome, robot.
And I think you are seeing too much inference against gays which does not exist. The comment at the top of post refers to a previous post, that which many here were surprised Mexico would take that kind of step to legalize drugs. Then there is another surprise that a very religious and majority Catholic country is now legalizing gay marriage.

Am I allowed an opinion?

Originally Posted by roundabout

Am I allowed an opinion?

No