Same-sex marriage in Guerrero

Same-sex marriage is legal in the Mexican state of Guerrero per a decision of the chief executive of the state. After the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation's ruling went into effect on 22 June, officials in Guerrero began announcing plans for a collective group wedding.Governor Rogelio Ortega Martínez submitted a same-sex marriage bill to Congress on 7 July 2015 and instructed civil agencies to approve same-sex marriage licenses. Legislators lamented they would have preferred to have the bill passed before marriages took place, but given the time line presented, it was unlikely. On 10 July 2015, twenty same-sex couples were married by the Governor in Acapulco.

Gay rights legislation that included civil unions was being debated in Guerrero in 2009, but the legislation stalled. In 2014, gay rights organizations were still pressing the Legislature to approve same-sex marriage and adoption.

On 7 July 2015, the state Governor submitted a same-sex marriage bill to Congress. On 20 May 2016, Deputy of the PRI party Vicario Castrejón announced that the bill is on Congress' agenda however it has not been voted upon because same-sex marriage is already discussed on the federal level. Mr. Castrejón said that if the Congress of the Union legalizes same-sex marriage, Guerrero would harmonize its Civil Code.

The first same-sex marriage in Guerrero was announced for 28 September 2013, but did not actually occur until 5 June 2014 in the town of Teloloapan, witnessed by the Mayor, Ignacio Valladares. Valladares approved the couple's request for a marriage license based upon the Supreme Court of Justice's 2012 ruling that prohibiting same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. However, Guerrero's Civil Code did not allow for same-sex marriage. Lawyers in the state declared the marriage was both illegal and void and indicated that the Mayor could be prosecuted and an appeal filed with the Supreme Court for not following the injunction procedure.

On 20 December 2014, a same-sex ceremony was held in the city of Chilapa de Álvarez though the civil marriage was conducted in Iztapalapa in Mexico City. The couple expressed that they felt it was important for them to have a celebration complete with rings from their godparents, vows, and a toast with their friends and families in the city where they live and work, to help other same-sex people gain societal acceptance.

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