Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Puerto Vallarta and Mexico News

Happy Pride Month: Baja California becomes second state this month to legalizes same-sex marriage

With 17 votes in favor, four against and one abstention, on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, the Congress of Baja California approved rulings 59 and 60 that reform the State Constitution and Civil Code to legalize same-sex marriages.

The modifications establish that marriage is the union of two people, and not just between a man and a woman. In the morning, collectives from the LGBTTTIQ + community displayed a giant rainbow flag in front of the Baja California congress esplanade.

The recognition of same-sex marriage in . . .

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