Same-sex marriage in Baja California Sur

Same-sex marriage became legal in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur on 29 June 2019. On 27 June, the state Congress passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage. The bill was shortly thereafter signed into law by the Governor and took effect on 29 June.

Marriage
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History
Same-sex unions performed in Mexican states
  Same-sex marriages performed*
  Civil unions performed; marriage by amparo only
  Marriage not performed (except by amparo) despite Supreme Court order
  Marriage accessible by amparo or by traveling out of state
*Legislation is not equal in all states. See details.

On 9 April 2010, the organization La Comunidad Sudcaliforniana en Diversidad Sexual proposed reforms to the Baja California Sur Civil Code to allow for same-sex marriage and adoption.[1] No action was taken by Congress over the following years, as local politicians deflected the issue saying that the public must be consulted.[2][3] Even after the granting of a collective amparo, members of the local Congress said that the issue of same-sex marriage had not been discussed and was not on the legislative agenda.[4]

On 25 March 2015, the Chief Justice of the Baja California Sur Supreme Court handed Congress a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage.[5] On 15 April, a member of Congress told the media that analysis of the proposal would begin in May.[6] On 17 May 2016, the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, a PAN congresswoman announced that the proposal would be voted upon by the State Congress before 30 June. She also indicated that PAN was in favor of modifying the Civil Code to allow for same-sex marriage to be legal.[7] No vote took place, however, and the proposal was put in the "legislative freezer" (congelador legislativo).

The July 2018 elections resulted in MORENA and other pro-same-sex marriage parties winning a majority of legislative seats in Baja California Sur. In September 2018, several deputies promised to have the same-sex marriage initiative approved by Congress.[8] On 27 June 2019, the state Congress approved the bill to legalize same-sex marriage, in a 14-5 vote, with one abstention.[9][10] It was signed by Governor Carlos Mendoza Davis the same day and published in the official journal on 28 June. The law took effect the following day.[11][12][13]

Article 150 of Baja California Sur's Civil Code now reads as follows:

  • in Spanish: El matrimonio es la unión libre de dos personas para realizar la comunidad de vida, en donde ambos se procuran respeto, igualdad y ayuda mutua, mediante la cohabitación doméstica y sexual.
Political party[14] Members Yes No Abstain Absent
National Regeneration Movement 8 8
Independents 7 3 3 1
Institutional Revolutionary Party 1 1
National Action Party 1 1
Labor Party 1 1
Party of the Democratic Revolution 1 1
Humanist Party of Baja California Sur 1 1
Partido de Renovación Sudcaliforniana 1 1
Total 21 14 5 1 1

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

In August 2014, 14 women and 4 men requested a collective injunction against Articles 330 and 150 of the Baja California Sur Civil Code which banned same-sex marriage.[15] The injunction was granted by the First Chamber of the Supreme Court on 9 March 2016.[16]

On 21 October 2014, the first amparo in Baja California Sur was granted, declaring articles 330 and 150 of the Civil Code unconstitutional,[17][18] and on 27 November 2014, a group of 20 people presented an injunction for same-sex marriage in La Paz.[19]

On 10 April 2015, a First District judge approved an injunction involving 36 couples.[20]

By 20 August 2016, 180 people had been granted the right to marry, many via so-called collective amparos.[21]

Public opinion

A 2017 opinion poll conducted by Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica found that 59% of Baja California Sur residents supported same-sex marriage. 36% were opposed.[22]

According to a 2018 survey by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), 42% of the Baja California Sur public opposed same-sex marriage.[23]

See also

References
  1. "Activistas de Baja California Sur proponen matrimonio gay en la entidad". notiese.org.
  2. "BCS, lejos del matrimonio gay". Peninsular Digital. 2013-04-18.
  3. "No debe tomarse a la ligera la aprobación de los matrimonios gay". Peninsular Digital. 2014-04-29.
  4. Antonio de Jesús Cervantes. "Matrimonio igualitario no está en agenda del Congreso local". Semanario ZETA.
  5. "El Tribunal Superior propuso la legalización del matrimonio gay en BCS". BCS Noticias. 2015-03-25.
  6. "En mayo legislarán sobre matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo". Peninsular Digital. 2015-04-16.
  7. "Este año quedarán homologados los matrimonios entre personas del mismo sexo" (in Spanish). Peninsular Digital. 17 May 2016.
  8. (in Spanish) Nuevos diputados de BCS prometen sacar al matrimonio gay y la eutanasia de la "congeladora"
  9. "Histórico: Congreso aprueba los matrimonios gays en Baja California Sur". BCS Noticias. 2019-06-28. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  10. "¡Acepto! Congreso de Baja California Sur aprueba matrimonio igualitario". milenio.com. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  11. DECRETO 2624 Se Deroga el Artículo 174 y se Reforman los Artículos 150, 157, 173, 176, 218 y 220 todos del Código Civil para el Estado Libre y Soberano de Baja California Sur
  12. "El Registro Civil ya podrá realizar matrimonios igualitarios". El Sudcaliforniano. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  13. "Publica Boletín Oficial del Gobierno de BCS reformas que permite Matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo". Diario El Independiente. 2019-06-28. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  14. "Boletín de prensa No. 113". Congreso del Estado de Baja California Sur (in Spanish). 14 May 2019.
  15. "Se amparan 18 personas por el matrimonio gay en BCS; buscan la adopción". BCS Noticias. 2014-08-08.
  16. "Resuelve Primera Sala asuntos sobre violencia de género y no discriminación". Canal Judicial. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  17. "Sentencian a favor del matrimonio igualitario en BCS". octavodia.mx. Archived from the original on 25 October 2014.
  18. "SCJN permite el matrimonio gay en Baja California Sur". BCS Noticias. 2014-10-24.
  19. "Insistirán en legalizar el matrimonio igualitario en BCS". octavodia.mx. Archived from the original on 11 December 2014.
  20. "Gana segundo amparo comunidad LGBT en BCS; se alistan cuatro matrimonios". octavodia.mx. Archived from the original on 17 April 2015.
  21. "Existen 180 amparos otorgados para unir a personas mediante el "Matrimonio Igualitario" en BCS". Archived from the original on 22 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  22. Encuesta nacional 2017, Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica
  23. "#Data | ¿Quién está en contra del matrimonio gay? - El Sol de México". elsoldemexico.com.mx. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
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