Same-sex marriage in Mexico City

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Mexico City since 4 March 2010. A bill for the legalization of same-sex marriages was approved by the Legislative Assembly on 21 December 2009, and signed into law by Head of Government Marcelo Ebrard on 29 December. The law became effective on 4 March 2010. Mexico City was the first jurisdiction in Mexico and the first in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage. Polling suggests that a majority of Mexico City residents support the legal recognition of same-sex marriage.

Civil unions, known as sociedades de convivencia in Spanish, which offer some of the rights, benefits and obligations of marriage, have been recognized for same-sex couples since 16 March 2007.

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