Mexico: Five States to Challenge Mexico City Gay Marriage Law in Court

Five of Mexico's 32 states have announced plans to challenge a measure that legalizes gay marriage in the country's Supreme Court. The action comes after Mexico City's leftist city assembly approved a gay marriage law on December 21, the first such measure passed anywhere in Latin America.

Powerful religious groups and conservatives, including from President Felipe Calderon's National Action Party (PAN), have loudly opposed gay marriages.

All five states - Guanajuato, Jalisco, Morelos, Sonora and Tlaxcala - have PAN governors.

Full Story from The Gazette
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