Gay Marriage Update:
Marriage Equality Update
A key case in Mexico where a state sued to be able not to recognize a same-sex marriage conducted in Mexico City (where such marriages are legal) has reached its conclusion:
The Supreme Court of Mexico issued a unanimous ruling Wednesday afternoon that paves the way to universal marriage rights in the country. ... The court ruled on behalf of three same-sex couple seeking to marry in the southern state of Oaxaca. The court had already ruled in 2010 that gay marriages performed under a Mexico City ordinance had to be recognized nationwide. With this precedent, the remaining bans on gay marriage in most Mexican states could quickly fall. ...
Rex Wockner emails:
Uruguay's Chamber of Deputies will vote on a same-sex marriage bill Dec. 11. Leading activists say the bill will pass with lots of votes to spare. Fifty yes votes are needed; more than 60 are expected. The bill will then move to the Senate for a vote early next year. Senators are believed to be even more enthusiastic about the bill, and it is expected to pass by even a larger margin.
Uruguay is great - but Mexico's shift is even greater. Both of America's geographic neighbors now have full, national marriage equality, which seems to change the global context a mite, don't you think? Especially if this issue comes to the Supreme Court. Ten years ago, it was seen as an exception to a widely accepted rule. Increasingly, America's federal refusal even to recognize all legal marriages conducted in several states makes Washington the exception to the rule.
http://andrewsullivan.thedailybeast.com/2012/12/marri.html
