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Same-sex marriage in Guanajuato

April 10, 2024

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Guanajuato since 20 December 2021.[1][2] That day, the Secretary General of Government, Libia Dennise García Muñoz, issued an official directive addressed to officials of the state civil registry that, effective immediately, same-sex couples can marry in the state.[3] Guanajuato became the 23rd Mexican state, and the 24th jurisdiction (as Mexico City is not a state), to legalize same-sex marriage.

Legal history edit

Background edit

See also: Same-sex marriage in Mexico § México Igualitario Project

On 12 June 2015, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ruled that state bans on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional nationwide. The court's ruling is considered a "jurisprudential thesis" and did not invalidate state laws, meaning that same-sex couples denied the right to marry would still have to seek individual amparos in court. The ruling standardized the procedures for judges and courts throughout Mexico to approve all applications for same-sex marriages and made the approval mandatory. The court based its decision on Article 4 of the Constitution of Mexico, which respects matrimonial equality,[4] stating that "Man and woman are equal under the law. The law shall protect the organization and development of the family."[a]

On 2 September 2013, a lesbian couple was denied a marriage license by the civil registry office in León. The couple challenged the denial in federal court. Attorneys representing the civil registry argued that state law defined marriage as "the union of a man and a woman" and as such the couple could not marry, whereas the couple's attorneys argued that the ban was unconstitutional under the Constitution of Mexico. On 18 September 2013, a judge ruled in the couple's favor and granted them the right to marry.[6] The couple, who remained anonymous, married on 19 March 2014, becoming the first same-sex couple to do so in Guanajuato.[7][8]

On 4 March 2014, a local deputy from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) said he would help a group of same-sex couples from León and Silao file amparos for same-sex marriage rights.[9] An amparo for 30 couples from León was filed two weeks later.[10] A further amparo was filed in Irapuato for several more couples later that year.[11] On 25 November 2014, the First District Court ruled in favor of a request by a same-sex couple to marry. The state did not appeal, and the couple married in January 2015.[12][13] In April 2016, officials from the civil registry said that nine same-sex couples had married in the state by that time.[14] A tenth amparo was granted to a same-sex couple from Salamanca in August 2016.[15] By May 2018, 43 amparos for same-sex marriage rights had been granted in the state.[16]

Legislative action edit

On 21 February 2014, the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) introduced a bill to the Congress of Guanajuato to amend the Civil Code to legalize same-sex marriage.[17] The measure was endorsed by the Institutional Revolutionary Party,[18] but on 13 April 2015 the Justice Committee of Congress with a majority from the state's ruling National Action Party (PAN) voted 3–2 to shelve the bill citing PAN's objection to same-sex unions.[19]

On 29 April 2016, the Municipal Council of Guanajuato City voted unanimously to pass a resolution allowing a lesbian couple to marry in the municipality. The council also urged Governor Miguel Márquez Márquez to introduce legislation to legalize same-sex marriage.[20] In October 2018, PRD Deputy Isidoro Bazaldúa Lugo introduced a same-sex marriage bill to Congress.[21] Another bill to legalize same-sex marriage was introduced following the 2021 legislative elections. Both measures stalled and were not voted on.

On 27 October 2022, Deputy David Martínez Mendizábal of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) party introduced a bill to codify same-sex marriage in the Civil Code. Martínez Mendizábal said he introduced the bill because "the legal framework of our [state] remains discriminatory, because it still does not recognize the right to gender identity, equal marriage, and does not prohibit conversion therapies, among others."[22][23]

Directive 2261/2021 edit

On 20 December 2021, citing jurisprudence established by the Mexican Supreme Court, Secretary General of Government Libia Dennise García Muñoz issued an official directive, "Directive 2261/2021", addressed to all civil registry officials in Guanajuato that, effective immediately, same-sex couples can marry in the state without the further need of their first obtaining a judicial amparo.[24][25] The directive states:[3]

As of this date and thereafter, the right of all people, without discrimination due to their sexual preference, to marry in our Civil Registry offices is recognized.

Activist Juan Pablo Delgado, founding member of LGBT group León Libre, welcomed the measure, saying, "Today Guanajuato joins the list of states that allow equal marriage. While the need to reform local law continues, a huge step is taken in building a society that offers equal conditions for all people. Long live diversity."[26] Guanajuato's reputation as one of the most conservative states in Mexico was also cause for widespread media coverage that followed García Muñoz's announcement.[3] The first same-sex marriage performed under the new directive took place on 10 January 2022 in Irapuato.[27]

On 26 January 2022, Governor Diego Sinhué Rodríguez Vallejo issued an executive decree repealing article 72 of the civil registry regulations, which had established as a requisite for marriage that the partners be of opposite sexes. The decree entered into effect that same day.[28]

Marriage statistics edit

The following table shows the number of same-sex marriages performed in Guanajuato since 2021 as reported by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography.[29]

Number of marriages performed in Guanajuato
Year Same-sex Opposite-sex Total % same-sex
Female Male Total
2021 16 12 28 28,408 28,436 0.01%

In November 2022, the civil registry reported that more than 200 same-sex marriages had been performed in Guanajuato since legalization, with most being performed in León (54), Irapuato (36), and Guanajuato City (20). 69% of these marriages were between two women.[30] In total, at least one same-sex marriage had taken place in 30 of the state's 46 municipalities.[b]

Public opinion edit

According to a 2018 survey by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography, 39% of the Guanajuato public opposed same-sex marriage.[31]

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ In Spanish: El varón y la mujer son iguales ante la ley. Esta protegerá la organización y el desarrollo de la familia.
    In Otomi: Ra ñ’o̱ho ne ra be̱hñä rangutho di ge ra hmända. Nuna mädi ra mutsi ne ra te nuya mengu.[5]
    In Chichimeca Jonaz: Iru ki manir tarehsa’s enkha’ mindehs. Kini kane ripɇr o me urir ndi imhus o awehr.
  2. ^ The 16 municipalities where no same-sex marriage had occurred were Abasolo, Atarjea, Coroneo, Doctor Mora, Ocampo, Pueblo Nuevo, Romita, Salvatierra, San Diego de la Unión, Santa Catarina, Santiago Maravatío, Tarandacuao, Tierra Blanca, Victoria, Xichú, and Yuriria.

References edit

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  3. ^ a b c "Guanajuato, uno de los estados más conservadores, ya legalizó el matrimonio igualitario". infobae (in European Spanish). from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Mexico's Constitution of 1917 with Amendments through 2015" (PDF). www.constituteproject.org. (PDF) from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
  5. ^ "Ndäthot'i, hñäsümpo̱te xe̲ni hnini ga̱tho m'onda̱" (PDF). INALI. (PDF) from the original on 2022-02-14. Retrieved 2022-02-12.
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  7. ^ . Soy Vallense. 19 March 2014. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
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  9. ^ "PRI apoyará a 45 parejas gays para que se casen en Guanajuato". SDPnoticias.com. from the original on 2019-03-23. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
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  16. ^ "Pareja logra tercer matrimonio igualitario en Cortazar; van 43 en todo Guanajuato". from the original on 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
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  18. ^ UNIÓN GUANAJUATO, Redes de Información y Educación del Siglo XXI de EL UNIVERSAL y UNO TV. "PRI se suma a matrimonios gay en Guanajuato". unionguanajuato.mx. from the original on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  19. ^ Carmen Pizano. "Voto panista archiva iniciativas para legalizar el matrimonio gay en Guanajuato". ZonaFrancaMX. from the original on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2021-12-21.
  20. ^ "Acuerda ayuntamiento de Guanajuato apoyar a pareja gay para contraer matrimonio". Zona Franca (in Mexican Spanish). 2016-04-29. from the original on 2018-10-28. Retrieved 2017-10-13.
  21. ^ "Presentan iniciativa para matrimonio gay". Periódico Correo. 19 October 2018. from the original on 9 August 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2021.
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  23. ^ Jaramillo, Vania (27 October 2022). "Guanajuato "permitió" el matrimonio igualitario pero no ha legislado: Colectivos". Zona Franca (in Spanish).
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  27. ^ "Se casa la primera pareja LGBT en Irapuato sin trabas legales ni gubernamentales". La Silla Rota Guanajuato (in Spanish). 11 January 2022. from the original on 14 January 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
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  29. ^ "Matrimonios, Entidad y municipio de registro, Sexo, Sexo". INEGI (in Spanish). from the original on 2020-10-17. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
  30. ^ "Celebran más de 200 matrimonios igualitarios en lo que va del 2022 en Guanajuato". Periódico Correo (in Spanish). 14 November 2022.
  31. ^ (in Spanish) #Data | ¿Quién está en contra del matrimonio gay? 2019-04-16 at the Wayback Machine

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Same sex marriage has been legal in Guanajuato since 20 December 2021 1 2 That day the Secretary General of Government Libia Dennise Garcia Munoz issued an official directive addressed to officials of the state civil registry that effective immediately same sex couples can marry in the state 3 Guanajuato became the 23rd Mexican state and the 24th jurisdiction as Mexico City is not a state to legalize same sex marriage Contents 1 Legal history 1 1 Background 1 2 Legislative action 1 3 Directive 2261 2021 2 Marriage statistics 3 Public opinion 4 See also 5 Notes 6 ReferencesLegal history editBackground edit See also Same sex marriage in Mexico Mexico Igualitario Project On 12 June 2015 the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ruled that state bans on same sex marriage are unconstitutional nationwide The court s ruling is considered a jurisprudential thesis and did not invalidate state laws meaning that same sex couples denied the right to marry would still have to seek individual amparos in court The ruling standardized the procedures for judges and courts throughout Mexico to approve all applications for same sex marriages and made the approval mandatory The court based its decision on Article 4 of the Constitution of Mexico which respects matrimonial equality 4 stating that Man and woman are equal under the law The law shall protect the organization and development of the family a On 2 September 2013 a lesbian couple was denied a marriage license by the civil registry office in Leon The couple challenged the denial in federal court Attorneys representing the civil registry argued that state law defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman and as such the couple could not marry whereas the couple s attorneys argued that the ban was unconstitutional under the Constitution of Mexico On 18 September 2013 a judge ruled in the couple s favor and granted them the right to marry 6 The couple who remained anonymous married on 19 March 2014 becoming the first same sex couple to do so in Guanajuato 7 8 On 4 March 2014 a local deputy from the Institutional Revolutionary Party PRI said he would help a group of same sex couples from Leon and Silao file amparos for same sex marriage rights 9 An amparo for 30 couples from Leon was filed two weeks later 10 A further amparo was filed in Irapuato for several more couples later that year 11 On 25 November 2014 the First District Court ruled in favor of a request by a same sex couple to marry The state did not appeal and the couple married in January 2015 12 13 In April 2016 officials from the civil registry said that nine same sex couples had married in the state by that time 14 A tenth amparo was granted to a same sex couple from Salamanca in August 2016 15 By May 2018 43 amparos for same sex marriage rights had been granted in the state 16 Legislative action edit On 21 February 2014 the Party of the Democratic Revolution PRD introduced a bill to the Congress of Guanajuato to amend the Civil Code to legalize same sex marriage 17 The measure was endorsed by the Institutional Revolutionary Party 18 but on 13 April 2015 the Justice Committee of Congress with a majority from the state s ruling National Action Party PAN voted 3 2 to shelve the bill citing PAN s objection to same sex unions 19 On 29 April 2016 the Municipal Council of Guanajuato City voted unanimously to pass a resolution allowing a lesbian couple to marry in the municipality The council also urged Governor Miguel Marquez Marquez to introduce legislation to legalize same sex marriage 20 In October 2018 PRD Deputy Isidoro Bazaldua Lugo introduced a same sex marriage bill to Congress 21 Another bill to legalize same sex marriage was introduced following the 2021 legislative elections Both measures stalled and were not voted on On 27 October 2022 Deputy David Martinez Mendizabal of the National Regeneration Movement MORENA party introduced a bill to codify same sex marriage in the Civil Code Martinez Mendizabal said he introduced the bill because the legal framework of our state remains discriminatory because it still does not recognize the right to gender identity equal marriage and does not prohibit conversion therapies among others 22 23 Directive 2261 2021 edit On 20 December 2021 citing jurisprudence established by the Mexican Supreme Court Secretary General of Government Libia Dennise Garcia Munoz issued an official directive Directive 2261 2021 addressed to all civil registry officials in Guanajuato that effective immediately same sex couples can marry in the state without the further need of their first obtaining a judicial amparo 24 25 The directive states 3 As of this date and thereafter the right of all people without discrimination due to their sexual preference to marry in our Civil Registry offices is recognized Activist Juan Pablo Delgado founding member of LGBT group Leon Libre welcomed the measure saying Today Guanajuato joins the list of states that allow equal marriage While the need to reform local law continues a huge step is taken in building a society that offers equal conditions for all people Long live diversity 26 Guanajuato s reputation as one of the most conservative states in Mexico was also cause for widespread media coverage that followed Garcia Munoz s announcement 3 The first same sex marriage performed under the new directive took place on 10 January 2022 in Irapuato 27 On 26 January 2022 Governor Diego Sinhue Rodriguez Vallejo issued an executive decree repealing article 72 of the civil registry regulations which had established as a requisite for marriage that the partners be of opposite sexes The decree entered into effect that same day 28 Marriage statistics editThe following table shows the number of same sex marriages performed in Guanajuato since 2021 as reported by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography 29 Number of marriages performed in Guanajuato Year Same sex Opposite sex Total same sexFemale Male Total2021 16 12 28 28 408 28 436 0 01 In November 2022 the civil registry reported that more than 200 same sex marriages had been performed in Guanajuato since legalization with most being performed in Leon 54 Irapuato 36 and Guanajuato City 20 69 of these marriages were between two women 30 In total at least one same sex marriage had taken place in 30 of the state s 46 municipalities b Public opinion editAccording to a 2018 survey by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography 39 of the Guanajuato public opposed same sex marriage 31 See also editSame sex marriage in Mexico LGBT rights in MexicoNotes edit In Spanish El varon y la mujer son iguales ante la ley Esta protegera la organizacion y el desarrollo de la familia In Otomi Ra n o ho ne ra be hna rangutho di ge ra hmanda Nuna madi ra mutsi ne ra te nuya mengu 5 In Chichimeca Jonaz Iru ki manir tarehsa s enkha mindehs Kini kane ripɇr o me urir ndi imhus o awehr The 16 municipalities where no same sex marriage had occurred were Abasolo Atarjea Coroneo Doctor Mora Ocampo Pueblo Nuevo Romita Salvatierra San Diego de la Union Santa Catarina Santiago Maravatio Tarandacuao Tierra Blanca Victoria Xichu and Yuriria References edit Aprueban el matrimonio igualitario en Guanajuato El Universal in Spanish 20 December 2021 Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 Retrieved 21 December 2021 Another state gives green light to same sex marriages Mexico News Daily 21 December 2021 Archived from the original on 21 December 2021 Retrieved 21 December 2021 a b c Guanajuato uno de los estados mas conservadores ya legalizo el matrimonio igualitario infobae in European Spanish Archived from the original on 20 December 2021 Retrieved 21 December 2021 Mexico s Constitution of 1917 with Amendments through 2015 PDF www constituteproject org Archived PDF from the original on 2022 03 06 Retrieved 2022 02 12 Ndathot i hnasumpo te xe ni hnini ga tho m onda PDF INALI Archived PDF from the original on 2022 02 14 Retrieved 2022 02 12 Pareja lesbica de Guanajuato obtiene amparo para contraer matrimonio NotieSe 19 September 2013 Archived from the original on 9 October 2016 Retrieved 21 December 2021 Primera boda gay en Guanajuato Soy Vallense 19 March 2014 Archived from the original on 8 November 2014 Retrieved 25 October 2015 Lesbian Couple Marries in Mexican State of Guanajuato On Top Magazine 20 March 2014 Archived from the original on 8 November 2014 Retrieved 21 December 2021 PRI apoyara a 45 parejas gays para que se casen en Guanajuato SDPnoticias com Archived from the original on 2019 03 23 Retrieved 2021 12 21 Estado Asi Sucede Guanajuato Page 55 asisucedegto mx Archived from the original on 2014 11 08 Retrieved 2021 12 21 Promueven amparo para legalizar bodas gay en Guanajuato Guanajuato Informa Archived from the original on 8 November 2014 Periodico Correo Pareja gay obtiene amparo para casarse Periodico Correo Archived from the original on 2019 03 23 Retrieved 2021 12 21 Impiden a pareja gay casarse en plaza de Leon lo hacen en pizzeria Proceso Archived from the original on 2016 01 18 Retrieved 2021 12 21 En tramite 13 amparos de parejas gay para casarse El Sol de Leon 29 April 2016 Archived from the original on 9 October 2016 Retrieved 21 December 2021 Celebran primera boda gay de la ciudad de Salamanca Periodico Correo 15 August 2016 Archived from the original on 23 March 2019 Retrieved 21 December 2021 Pareja logra tercer matrimonio igualitario en Cortazar van 43 en todo Guanajuato Archived from the original on 2018 05 22 Retrieved 2021 12 21 UNIoN GUANAJUATO Redes de Informacion y Educacion del Siglo XXI de EL UNIVERSAL y UNO TV PRD propone que Guanajuato permita matrimonios gay unionguanajuato mx Archived from the original on 2016 04 04 Retrieved 2021 12 21 UNIoN GUANAJUATO Redes de Informacion y Educacion del Siglo XXI de EL UNIVERSAL y UNO TV PRI se suma a matrimonios gay en Guanajuato unionguanajuato mx Archived from the original on 2016 03 13 Retrieved 2021 12 21 Carmen Pizano Voto panista 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