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Same-sex marriage has been legalized in all 32 Mexican states since yesterday. Tamaulipas, a state that partially borders the United States, was the last to agree.
The day before, same-sex marriage was also legalized in the southern state of Guerrero. Supreme Court President Arturo Zaldívar is delighted with the news. “A rainbow can be seen all over the country,” he tweeted. “Long live the dignity and rights of all. Love is love”.
The past three years have gone fast
Same-sex marriage has been legal in Mexico City since 2009, but at the state level it took longer. In 2015, the Supreme Court of Mexico declared the ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. But it has only been in the past three years that states have moved forward with the introduction of same-sex marriage.
Three years ago, same-sex marriage was only legal in 10 of the 32 states, rising to 29 earlier this month.
The rise can be partly explained by the rise of President Andrés Manuel López’s left-wing Morena party. Members of López’s local party, in particular, are committed to LGBTI rights.
