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 News Around the Republic of Mexico | January 2007 
Mexicans Oppose Same-Sex Marriage
 Rex Wockner - San Francisco Bay Times
Sixty-one percent of Mexicans “oppose a constitutional amendment that would permit same-sex marriage,” a new Parametría poll has found.
Seventeen percent support the idea and 14 percent lack an opinion. Forty-one percent “oppose a law that would allow same-sex partners to legally register and obtain some benefits and rights.” Twenty-eight percent support a civil-union law and 28 percent have no opinion. Pollsters questioned 1,200 adults. The margin of error was 2.8 percent.
The Mexico City Legislative Assembly passed a local civil-union law for same-sex couples Nov. 9. The vote was 43-17 with 5 abstentions. The statute, which will take effect by March, grants spousal rights in areas such as property, pensions, inheritance, medical decisions and co-parenting. Heterosexual couples and nonsexual couples also can register under the law.
The state of Coahuila, which borders Texas, also is considering a civil-union bill. The legislation, introduced by the ruling Institutional Revolutionary Party, or PRI, is supported by Gov. Humberto Moreira, who said “it would be discriminatory not to ... respect the rights of every person regardless of sexual affiliation.”
Other Latin American localities with same-sex civil-union laws include Buenos Aires, Argentina; Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; and the Argentine province of Río Negro. |
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