Same-sex marriage in Nuevo León

On 12 June 2015, the Mexican Supreme Court 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. Specifically, the court ruled that same-sex marriage bans violate Articles 1 and 4 of the Constitution of Mexico. Article 1 of the Constitution states that "any form of discrimination, based on ethnic or national origin, gender, age, disabilities, social status, medical conditions, religion, opinions, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other form, which violates the human dignity or seeks to annul or diminish the rights and freedoms of the people, is prohibited", and Article 4 relates to matrimonial equality, stating that "man and woman are equal under the law. The law shall protect the organization and development of the family."

In September 2013, a federal judge ordered the civil registry to register the marriage of a lesbian couple from Monterrey.{{cite web|url=http://www.milenio.com/monterrey/Amparo-abre-puerta-matrimonio-NL_0_156584652.html|title=Amparo abre puerta al matrimonio gay en NL|author=Daniela Mendoza y Reynaldo Ochoa|work=Milenio|access-date=2019-02-20|archive-date=2017-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170527203809/http://www.milenio.com/monterrey/Amparo-abre-puerta-matrimonio-NL_0_156584652.html|url-status=live}} Governor Rodrigo Medina de la Cruz said his administration would abide by the order but only for that specific case.{{cite web|url=http://www.elbarrioantiguo.com/con-los-excluidos-del-congreso-de-nuevo-leon/|title=Con los excluidos del Congreso de Nuevo León|author=adminbarrio|work=El Barrio Antiguo|access-date=2019-02-20|archive-date=2019-04-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425055901/http://www.elbarrioantiguo.com/con-los-excluidos-del-congreso-de-nuevo-leon/|url-status=live}} In June 2014, it was reported that nine {{lang|es|amparos}} had been filed in the state, but only one had been resolved.{{cite web|url=http://www.periodicoabc.mx/noticias/mi-ciudad/2014/06/si-hay-bodas-gay-en-nl.php|title=Sí hay bodas gay en NL|work=Periódico ABC|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906180757/http://www.periodicoabc.mx/noticias/mi-ciudad/2014/06/si-hay-bodas-gay-en-nl.php|archivedate=6 September 2014|df=dmy-all}} Oral arguments were heard in court in September 2014 for a collective {{lang|es|amparo}} filed by 50 gay and lesbian people contesting the constitutionality of articles 147 and 291bis of the Civil Code. Article 147 described marriage as "the legal union of a man and a woman" and article 291bis similarly defined concubinage as "between a man and a woman".{{cite web|url=http://www.milenio.com/monterrey/matrimonios_mismo_sexo-matrimonios_homosexuales-codigo_civil_0_367763235.html|title=Con amparo luchan por matrimonios igualitarios|author=Daniela Mendoza Luna|work=Milenio|access-date=2019-02-20|archive-date=2017-10-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013172243/http://www.milenio.com/monterrey/matrimonios_mismo_sexo-matrimonios_homosexuales-codigo_civil_0_367763235.html|url-status=live}} On 16 October 2014, the Supreme Court declared the two articles unconstitutional and gave the 50 plaintiffs the right to marry their partners.{{cite web|url=http://www.milenio.com/region/se_amparan_48_homosexuales-matrimonio_gay_nuevo_leon-comunidad_gay_lgbttti_0_391761007.html|title=Juzgado abre la puerta a 48 bodas gay en NL|author=Daniela Mendoza|work=Milenio|access-date=2019-02-20|archive-date=2017-10-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171013172331/http://www.milenio.com/region/se_amparan_48_homosexuales-matrimonio_gay_nuevo_leon-comunidad_gay_lgbttti_0_391761007.html|url-status=live}} Another collective {{lang|es|amparo}}, involving 38 gays and lesbians, was approved by the First Chamber of the Supreme Court on 28 September 2016,{{in lang|es}} [http://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/nacional/scjn-avala-matrimonios-gay-en-nuevo-leon-hidalgo-y-chiapas.html SCJN avala matrimonios gay en Nuevo León, Hidalgo y Chiapas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130111705/https://www.elfinanciero.com.mx/nacional/scjn-avala-matrimonios-gay-en-nuevo-leon-hidalgo-y-chiapas.html |date=2019-01-30 }} and another, involving 118 people, was granted by the First Chamber on 19 October 2017.{{in lang|es}} [http://m.milenio.com/region/matrimonio_gay-scjn-boda_gay-lgbt-amparo-milenio-noticias-monterrey_0_1051094946.html Ganan 118 personas amparo para matrimonio gay en NL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021060023/http://m.milenio.com/region/matrimonio_gay-scjn-boda_gay-lgbt-amparo-milenio-noticias-monterrey_0_1051094946.html |date=2017-10-21 }} In addition, the court issued an {{lang|es|amparo}} on 17 February 2016 ordering the state government to recognize the rights of cohabiting same-sex couples.{{cite web |url=http://www.proceso.com.mx/430465/ordena-la-corte-a-el-bronco-reconocer-concubinato-gay |title=Ordena la Corte a El Bronco reconocer concubinato gay |publisher=Proceso |date=17 February 2016 |language=es |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=8 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180908202255/https://www.proceso.com.mx/430465/ordena-la-corte-a-el-bronco-reconocer-concubinato-gay |url-status=live }}

On 9 October 2018, the Mexican Supreme Court ruled that the Nuevo León Civil Code was unconstitutional and discriminatory in limiting marriage to different-sex couples. The court ordered Congress to change the law within 180 business days (i.e. by 16 April 2019). By that time, 18 {{lang|es|amparos}} for same-sex marriages had been approved in the state. However, the Supreme Court ruled in an action of unconstitutionality against the state on 19 February 2019, legalizing same-sex marriage in Nuevo León and mooting this case.{{in lang|es}} [https://ulisex.com/en-desacato-congreso-de-nuevo-leon-sino-aprueba-en-90-dias-matrimonio-igualitario/ En desacato, Congreso de Nuevo León, sino aprueba en 90 días, Matrimonio Igualitario] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116122616/https://ulisex.com/en-desacato-congreso-de-nuevo-leon-sino-aprueba-en-90-dias-matrimonio-igualitario/ |date=2018-11-16 }}

File:Monterrey, Mexico LGBT event.jpg in Monterrey calling, among others, for the codification of same-sex marriage into state law, June 2019]]

On 17 June 2015, the New Alliance Party announced its intention to introduce a same-sex marriage bill to the Congress of Nuevo León. The bill was presented on 22 June by Deputy María Dolores Leal Cantú. An independent congressman subsequently announced his intention to submit a civil union proposal with the support of the ruling National Action Party (PAN).{{cite web|url=http://www.periodicoabc.mx/articulo/presentan-iniciativa-para-permitir-matrimonio-igualitario|title=Presentan iniciativa que permita matrimonio gay en NL|work=Periódico ABC|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705184448/http://www.periodicoabc.mx/articulo/presentan-iniciativa-para-permitir-matrimonio-igualitario|archivedate=5 July 2015|df=dmy-all}} Legislators announced that the marriage bill would be voted on sometime in September 2016,{{cite web |url=http://www.periodicoabc.mx/articulo/alistan-discusion-de-matrimonio-igualitario-en-nl#.Vzo7or4iM_w.twitter |title=Alistan discusión de matrimonio igualitario en NL |publisher= |date=16 May 2016 |access-date=20 February 2019 |archive-date=9 June 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609183100/http://www.periodicoabc.mx/articulo/alistan-discusion-de-matrimonio-igualitario-en-nl#.Vzo7or4iM_w.twitter |url-status=live }} but this did not happen. In November 2017, after LGBT groups organized a protest march in favor of same-sex marriage in front of the Congress building, the state's PAN leader reiterated the party's opposition to same-sex marriage and announced it would continue to block debate on the marriage bill.{{in lang|es}} [https://www.periodicoabc.mx/no-hay-iniciativa-de-matrimonio-igualitario/93955 El líder del PAN en el Congreso de Nuevo León, Arturo Salinas, asegura que no hay iniciativa para discutir el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201042449/https://www.periodicoabc.mx/no-hay-iniciativa-de-matrimonio-igualitario/93955 |date=2017-12-01 }}

A bill amending state statutes to codify the legalisation of same-sex marriage passed Congress on 14 June 2023 in a 23–10 vote. It was signed into law by Governor Samuel García and published in the official gazette on 24 June. It went into effect the following day.{{cite web|url=https://www.eldiariodechihuahua.mx/nacional/entra-manana-en-vigor-matrimonio-igualitario-20230623-2069132.html|title=Entra mañana en vigor matrimonio igualitario|work=El Diario de Chihuahua|language=es|date=24 June 2023|first=Daniel|last=Reyes}} Article 147 of the Civil Code was amended to read:

• in {{langx|es|El matrimonio es la unión legítima de dos personas para guardarse fidelidad y crear entre ellos una comunidad de vida permanente y ayuda mutua.}}

: (Marriage is the legitimate union of two people who must guarantee faithfulness to each other and who create together a permanent community of life and provide each other with mutual aid.)

In February 2018, the National Human Rights Commission filed an action of unconstitutionality (acción de inconstitucionalidad; docketed 29/2018) against the state of Nuevo León, contesting the constitutionality of articles 140, 147 and 148 of the Civil Code. The Congress of Nuevo León had recently amended state family law but while doing so did not repeal the state's ban on same-sex marriage. The Commission took this opportunity to file the action of unconstitutionality. Article 147 described marriage as "the legal union of a man and a woman", and articles 140 and 148 required "the man and the woman" to be at least 18 years of age.{{in lang|es}} [http://m.milenio.com/policia/suprema-corte-reforma-nuevo-leon-matrimonio-hombre-mujer-hetero-noticias_0_1125487693.html Corte admite recurso contra matrimonio entre mujer y hombre en NL] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429024440/http://m.milenio.com/policia/suprema-corte-reforma-nuevo-leon-matrimonio-hombre-mujer-hetero-noticias_0_1125487693.html |date=2018-04-29 }} This lawsuit sought to fully legalize same-sex marriage in Nuevo León, similarly to what had happened in the states of Chiapas (in case 32/2016), Puebla (in case 29/2016) and Jalisco (in case 28/2015).

On 19 February 2019, the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation ruled unanimously in a 10–0 vote that the articles of the Civil Code limiting marriage to opposite-sex couples were unconstitutional under Articles 1 and 4 of the Constitution of Mexico, legalizing same-sex marriage and adoption by same-sex couples in the state of Nuevo León.{{Cite web |url=http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5561626&fecha=31%2F05%2F2019 |title=Acción de Inconstitucionalidad 29/2018 |access-date=2022-06-18 |archive-date=2019-06-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190608063813/http://dof.gob.mx/nota_detalle.php?codigo=5561626&fecha=31%2F05%2F2019 |url-status=live }}{{in lang|es}} [http://desastre.mx/mexico/suprema-corte-declara-inconstitucional-negar-matrimonio-gay-en-nuevo-leon/ Suprema Corte declara inconstitucional negar matrimonio gay en Nuevo León] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190224131502/http://desastre.mx/mexico/suprema-corte-declara-inconstitucional-negar-matrimonio-gay-en-nuevo-leon/ |date=2019-02-24 }}{{in lang|es}} [http://www.laopinion.net/corte-ordena-legalizar-bodas-gay-en-nuevo-leon/ Corte ordena legalizar bodas gay en Nuevo León] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190221000002/http://www.laopinion.net/corte-ordena-legalizar-bodas-gay-en-nuevo-leon/ |date=2019-02-21 }} Governor Jaime Rodríguez Calderón expressed his personal opposition to the ruling,{{in lang|es}} [http://imparcialoaxaca.mx/nacional/278782/el-bronco-en-desacuerdo-por-legalizacion-del-matrimonio-igualitario-en-nuevo-leon/ El Bronco en desacuerdo por legalización del matrimonio igualitario en Nuevo León] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190731181939/http://imparcialoaxaca.mx/nacional/278782/el-bronco-en-desacuerdo-por-legalizacion-del-matrimonio-igualitario-en-nuevo-leon/ |date=2019-07-31 }} and religious groups opposed to same-sex marriage asked Rodríguez Calderón to "ignore" the ruling.{{cite web|url=https://plumasatomicas.com/noticias/mexico/bronco-matrimonio-igualitario-nuevo-leon-grupos-conservadores/|title=Grupos religiosos exigen al 'Bronco' prohibir el matrimonio igualitario|work=Plumas Atómicas|date=26 February 2019|language=Spanish|last=Castillo|first=Gabriela|access-date=27 February 2019|archive-date=28 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228004243/https://plumasatomicas.com/noticias/mexico/bronco-matrimonio-igualitario-nuevo-leon-grupos-conservadores/|url-status=live}} Congress was officially notified of the ruling on 26 February.{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com.mx/2019/02/26/el-matrimonio-igualitario-ya-es-una-realidad-en-nuevo-leon_a_23678518/|title=El matrimonio igualitario ya es una realidad en Nuevo León|work=HuffPost|date=26 February 2019|language=Spanish|access-date=27 February 2019|archive-date=28 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190228004131/https://www.huffingtonpost.com.mx/2019/02/26/el-matrimonio-igualitario-ya-es-una-realidad-en-nuevo-leon_a_23678518/|url-status=live}} The ruling officially came into force on 31 May 2019 upon publication in the Official Journal of the Federation ({{lang|es|Diario Oficial de la Federación}}).{{cite web|url=https://www.milenio.com/politica/publican-dof-aprobacion-matrimonio-gay-nl|title=Publican en DOF aprobación del matrimonio gay en NL|website=Milenio|date=31 May 2019|language=Spanish|author=Silvia Erika Arellano|access-date=8 June 2019|archive-date=12 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612024237/https://www.milenio.com/politica/publican-dof-aprobacion-matrimonio-gay-nl|url-status=live}} The civil registry began processing marriage applications from same-sex couples and issuing marriage licenses prior to the publication date. The first same-sex couple to marry were Janeth Oliva and Amatzú Aranda on 11 March 2019 in San Nicolás de los Garza.{{cite web|url=https://www.milenio.com/politica/comunidad/se-realiza-primer-matrimonio-homosexual-en-nuevo-leon|title=Registran primer matrimonio gay en NL, sin amparo|website=Milenio|date=11 March 2019|language=Spanish|author=César Cubero|access-date=14 March 2019|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331075933/https://www.milenio.com/politica/comunidad/se-realiza-primer-matrimonio-homosexual-en-nuevo-leon|url-status=live}}

The following table shows the number of same-sex marriages performed in Nuevo León since legalization in 2019 as reported by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography.{{cite web|url=https://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/olap/Proyectos/bd/continuas/nupcialidad/Matrimonios.asp?s%20=%20est&c%20=%2012239&proy%20=%20matrim_mat|title=Matrimonios, Entidad y municipio de registro, Sexo, Sexo|website=INEGI|language=Spanish|access-date=2021-02-27|archive-date=2020-10-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017070006/https://www.inegi.org.mx/sistemas/olap/Proyectos/bd/continuas/nupcialidad/Matrimonios.asp?s%20=%20est&c%20=%2012239&proy%20=%20matrim_mat|url-status=live}}

A 2017 opinion poll conducted by {{lang|es|Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica}} found that 48% of Nuevo León residents supported same-sex marriage, while 49% were opposed.{{in lang|es}} [http://gabinete.mx/wp-content/uploads/2017/estudios/estudios_pdf/encuesta_nacional_2017.pdf Encuesta nacional 2017] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919010615/http://gabinete.mx/wp-content/uploads/2017/estudios/estudios_pdf/encuesta_nacional_2017.pdf |date=2017-09-19 }}, Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica According to a 2018 survey by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography, 44% of the Nuevo León public opposed same-sex marriage.{{in lang|es}} [https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/mexico/sociedad/data-quien-esta-en-contra-del-matrimonio-gay-3324691.html #Data | ¿Quién está en contra del matrimonio gay?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416181618/https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/mexico/sociedad/data-quien-esta-en-contra-del-matrimonio-gay-3324691.html |date=2019-04-16 }}

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