Same-sex marriage in Zacatecas

A civil union bill was first proposed in Zacatecas in June 2011. The measure, which would have provided same-sex couples with a subset of the rights and benefits offered to married opposite-sex couples, was submitted to the Congress of Zacatecas on 30 June, but was stalled in committee. In 2013, the main sponsor of the bill, Jorge Álvarez Máynez, said that it was not prioritized.{{cite web|url=http://ljz.mx/2013/08/21/en-la-congeladora-desde-2011-iniciativa-de-ley-de-sociedades-de-convivencia-jorge-alvarez/|title=En la congeladora, desde 2011, iniciativa de Ley de Sociedades de Convivencia: Jorge Alvarez|work=Noticias de Zacatecas - La Jornada Zacatecas|language=es|access-date=2019-03-14|archive-date=2014-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908231222/http://ljz.mx/2013/08/21/en-la-congeladora-desde-2011-iniciativa-de-ley-de-sociedades-de-convivencia-jorge-alvarez/|url-status=live}} It had gathered the support of one deputy from the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI), some independents, and some deputies from the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), but was opposed by the conservative National Action Party (PAN). It was again discussed in March 2014, but the majority did not approve the measure.{{cite web|url=http://ntrzacatecas.com/2014/03/25/rehuyen-diputados-tema-de-matrimonio-gay/|title=Rehúyen diputados tema de matrimonio gay|work=NTR Zacatecas .com|language=es|access-date=2019-03-14|archive-date=2014-09-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908230251/http://ntrzacatecas.com/2014/03/25/rehuyen-diputados-tema-de-matrimonio-gay/|url-status=live}}

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. 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." Reacting to the Supreme Court ruling, a PRD deputy announced on 18 June 2015 that she would submit a bill to reform the state's civil and family codes to give same-sex couples the same rights as married heterosexual couples. A spokeswoman for the National Action Party immediately announced the party's opposition and condemned the Supreme Court ruling.{{cite web|url=http://ntrzacatecas.com/2015/06/18/promovera-prd-reformas-a-codigos-civil-y-de-lo-familiar|title=Promoverá PRD reformas a códigos Civil y de lo familiar|work=NTR Zacatecas .com|language=Spanish|access-date=2019-03-14|archive-date=2019-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330221722/http://ntrzacatecas.com/2015/06/18/promovera-prd-reformas-a-codigos-civil-y-de-lo-familiar/|url-status=live}} The PRD bill was still pending in Congress in November 2017.{{in lang|es}} [https://zacatecasonline.com.mx/noticias/local/61168-legislatura-matrimonio-igualitario Analizará Legislatura matrimonio igualitario este martes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330210538/https://zacatecasonline.com.mx/noticias/local/61168-legislatura-matrimonio-igualitario |date=2019-03-30 }}

The state's first {{lang|es|amparo}} was approved in May 2016. The couple, Rodolfo Eduardo Flores Nava and Francisco Domínguez Galindo, married in the city of Zacatecas in July 2016, making them the first same-sex couple to marry in the state.{{in lang|es}} [http://ljz.mx/2016/05/19/contraera-matrimonio-primera-pareja-del-sexo-estado-zacatecas Contraerá matrimonio primera pareja del mismo sexo en el estado de Zacatecas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331000340/http://ljz.mx/2016/05/19/contraera-matrimonio-primera-pareja-del-sexo-estado-zacatecas/ |date=2019-03-31 }} On 3 April 2017, a lesbian couple from Fresnillo was granted the right to marry by a court.{{in lang|es}} [http://ntrzacatecas.com/2017/04/03/aprueban-primer-matrimonio-homosexual-en-fresnillo/ Aprueban primer matrimonio homosexual en Fresnillo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170403231806/http://ntrzacatecas.com/2017/04/03/aprueban-primer-matrimonio-homosexual-en-fresnillo/ |date=2017-04-03 }} Another same-sex couple from the same city was given the right to marry a few months later. They married in October 2017 in a private ceremony alongside family and friends, marking the first same-sex marriage in Fresnillo.{{in lang|es}} [http://ntrzacatecas.com/2017/10/07/celebraran-primer-matrimonio-gay-en-fresnillo/ Celebrarán primer matrimonio gay en Fresnillo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330210717/http://ntrzacatecas.com/2017/10/07/celebraran-primer-matrimonio-gay-en-fresnillo/ |date=2019-03-30 }} By January 2019, three same-sex couples had married in the city of Zacatecas.{{in lang|es}} [https://www.imagenzac.com.mx/nota/160702-Zacatecas-celebra-primer-matrimonio-igua Zacatecas celebra primer matrimonio igualitario sin necesidad de amparo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330205935/https://www.imagenzac.com.mx/nota/160702-Zacatecas-celebra-primer-matrimonio-igua |date=2019-03-30 }}

The July 2018 elections resulted in the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA), a party in support of same-sex marriage, winning a plurality of legislative seats in Zacatecas.{{in lang|es}} [http://www.congresozac.gob.mx/63/inicio Poder Legislativo del Estado de Zacatecas - LXIII Legislatura] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190315053511/http://www.congresozac.gob.mx/63/inicio |date=2019-03-15 }} In late February 2019, MORENA Deputy Mónica Borrego Estrada introduced a new same-sex marriage bill to Congress,{{Cite web|url=https://zacatecasonline.com.mx/noticias/local/68243-iniciativa-matrimonio-igualitario|title=Presentan diputados iniciativa a favor de matrimonio igualitario|website=zacatecasonline.com.mx|access-date=2019-03-15|archive-date=2019-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330210526/https://zacatecasonline.com.mx/noticias/local/68243-iniciativa-matrimonio-igualitario|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://ljz.mx/2019/02/28/presentaran-hoy-en-legislatura-de-zacatecas-nueva-iniciativa-en-materia-de-matrimonio-igualitario/|title=Presentarán hoy, en Legislatura de Zacatecas, nueva iniciativa en materia de matrimonio igualitario|date=2019-02-28|website=La Jornada Zacatecas|language=es|access-date=2019-03-15|archive-date=2019-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302043138/http://ljz.mx/2019/02/28/presentaran-hoy-en-legislatura-de-zacatecas-nueva-iniciativa-en-materia-de-matrimonio-igualitario/|url-status=live}} which she was hopeful would be passed "soon". Borrego Estrada called the heterosexual definition of marriage "a violation of the constitutions of Mexico and Zacatecas".{{in lang|es}} [https://zacatecasonline.com.mx/noticias/local/68243-iniciativa-matrimonio-igualitario Presentan diputados iniciativa a favor de matrimonio igualitario] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330210526/https://zacatecasonline.com.mx/noticias/local/68243-iniciativa-matrimonio-igualitario |date=2019-03-30 }} The National Council to Prevent Discrimination also called on the state to legalize same-sex marriage.{{Cite web|url=https://www.informador.mx/mexico/Conapred-pide-a-Zacatecas-respaldar-matrimonio-igualitario-20190223-0080.html|title=Conapred pide a Zacatecas respaldar matrimonio igualitario|website=El Informador :: Noticias de Jalisco, México, Deportes & Entretenimiento|date=23 February 2019 |language=es-ES|access-date=2019-03-15|archive-date=2019-03-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330221208/https://www.informador.mx/mexico/Conapred-pide-a-Zacatecas-respaldar-matrimonio-igualitario-20190223-0080.html|url-status=live}} On 14 August 2019, Congress rejected the bill to legalize same-sex marriage in a 11–13 vote with 2 abstentions.{{Cite web |url=https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/republica/politica/congreso-de-zacatecas-rechaza-el-matrimonio-igualitario-4038295.html |title=Congreso de Zacatecas rechaza el matrimonio igualitario |access-date=2019-08-14 |archive-date=2019-09-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190914062319/https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/republica/politica/congreso-de-zacatecas-rechaza-el-matrimonio-igualitario-4038295.html |url-status=live }}

On 14 February 2019, officials in the city of Zacatecas announced they would begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.{{in lang|es}} [https://www.elsoldezacatecas.com.mx/analisis/matrimonio-igualitario-en-zacatecas-3079827.html Matrimonio igualitario en Zacatecas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330221329/https://www.elsoldezacatecas.com.mx/analisis/matrimonio-igualitario-en-zacatecas-3079827.html |date=2019-03-30 }}{{in lang|es}} [http://desastre.mx/mexico/ayuntamiento-de-zacatecas-reconoce-matrimonio-igualitario/ Ayuntamiento de Zacatecas reconoce matrimonio igualitario] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190223053532/http://desastre.mx/mexico/ayuntamiento-de-zacatecas-reconoce-matrimonio-igualitario/ |date=2019-02-23 }} Governor Alejandro Tello Cristerna argued that the marriages would be invalid and expressed his personal opposition to the recognition of same-sex marriage, saying that authorities had to be "careful dealing with the topic".{{in lang|es}} [https://www.imagenzac.com.mx/nota/160464-Preocupa+a+Tello+la+legalidad+del+matrim Preocupa a Tello la legalidad del matrimonio igualitario] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330205955/https://www.imagenzac.com.mx/nota/160464-Preocupa+a+Tello+la+legalidad+del+matrim |date=2019-03-30 }} Bishop Sigifredo Noriega, who headed the Roman Catholic Diocese of Zacatecas, also stated his opposition, but nevertheless considered it necessary to find an alternative measure protecting the legal rights of same-sex couples without the "destruction of marriage".{{in lang|es}} [https://www.elsoldezacatecas.com.mx/local/obispo-de-zacatecas-no-acepta-matrimonios-igualitarios-3074026.html Obispo de Zacatecas no acepta matrimonios igualitarios] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330221256/https://www.elsoldezacatecas.com.mx/local/obispo-de-zacatecas-no-acepta-matrimonios-igualitarios-3074026.html |date=2019-03-30 }} The first couple married on 23 February,{{cite web|url=https://www.periodicomirador.com/2019/02/24/zacatecas-celebran-matrimonio-igualitario-sin-necesidad-amparo/|title=Zacatecas celebra primer matrimonio igualitario sin necesidad de amparo|website=Mirador|date=24 February 2019|language=es|access-date=15 December 2021|archive-date=15 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215131930/https://www.periodicomirador.com/2019/02/24/zacatecas-celebran-matrimonio-igualitario-sin-necesidad-amparo/|url-status=live}} and by 27 February another couple had married and five further couples had submitted marriage applications.{{in lang|es}} [https://zacatecasonline.com.mx/noticias/local/68243-iniciativa-matrimonio-igualitario Presentan diputados iniciativa a favor de matrimonio igualitario] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330210526/https://zacatecasonline.com.mx/noticias/local/68243-iniciativa-matrimonio-igualitario |date=2019-03-30 }} The municipality of Cuauhtémoc followed suit in legalizing same-sex marriage on 1 March,{{in lang|es}} [https://www.imagenzac.com.mx/nota/161022-En%20San%20Pedro,%20a%20favor%20de%20los%20matrimoni En Cuahutémoc, a favor de los matrimonios igualitarios] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330210432/https://www.imagenzac.com.mx/nota/161022-En%20San%20Pedro,%20a%20favor%20de%20los%20matrimoni |date=2019-03-30 }} and Villanueva on 18 May 2019.{{cite web|url=http://ljz.mx/2019/05/20/villanueva-primer-municipio-perredista-del-estado-en-aprobar-los-matrimonios-igualitarios/|title=Villanueva, primer municipio perredista del estado en aprobar los matrimonios igualitarios|website=La Jornada Zacatecas|date=20 May 2019|language=Spanish|access-date=20 May 2019|archive-date=23 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523195022/http://ljz.mx/2019/05/20/villanueva-primer-municipio-perredista-del-estado-en-aprobar-los-matrimonios-igualitarios/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917155422/https://www.equalityontrial.com/2019/05/13/scotus-update-and-open-thread/|title=SCOTUS update and open thread|access-date=8 October 2024|work=Equality on Trial|archive-date=17 September 2021|url=https://www.equalityontrial.com/2019/05/13/scotus-update-and-open-thread/}} By 5 July 2019, Miguel Auza had also announced its intention to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples,{{cite web|url=https://www.jornada.com.mx/2019/07/05/estados/025n2est|title=Ombudsman de Zacatecas insta a clero y gobierno a respetar la ley|work=Jornada|date=5 July 2019|language=es|access-date=23 March 2021|archive-date=22 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210822142409/https://www.jornada.com.mx/2019/07/05/estados/025n2est|url-status=live}} and on 1 July 2020 the city council of Fresnillo approved a motion to conduct same-sex marriages in the municipality by a 12–0 vote with 2 abstentions.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-30|title=Aprueba ayuntamiento de Fresnillo matrimonios igualitarios|url=http://portico.mx/2020/06/30/aprueba-ayuntamiento-de-fresnillo-matrimonios-igualitarios|access-date=2020-07-07|website=PÓRTICO: Noticias de Zacatecas con tinta de libertad|language=es-MX|archive-date=2020-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707144814/http://portico.mx/2020/06/30/aprueba-ayuntamiento-de-fresnillo-matrimonios-igualitarios|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Da Fresnillo el sí a matrimonios igualitarios|url=http://ntrzacatecas.com/2020/06/29/da-fresnillo-el-si-a-matrimonios-igualitarios/|access-date=2020-07-07|website=NTR Zacatecas .com|language=es|archive-date=2020-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702211917/http://ntrzacatecas.com/2020/06/29/da-fresnillo-el-si-a-matrimonios-igualitarios/|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://lacuevadellobo.mx/site/cabildo-de-fresnillo-aprueba-matrimonio-igualitario/|language=es|title=Cabildo de Fresnillo aprueba matrimonio igualitario|date=2 July 2020|work=La Cueva del Lobo}}

In September 2021, Deputy Xerardo Ramírez Muñoz from the Labor Party introduced a bill to legalize same-sex marriage to the Congress of Zacatecas.{{cite web|url=https://www.zacatecasalminuto.com/congreso-zacatecas/diputado-proponen-reconocer-el-matrimonio-igualitario-en-zacatecas/|title=Diputado propone reconocer el matrimonio igualitario en Zacatecas.|website=Zacatecas Al Minuto|date=14 September 2021|language=es|access-date=15 December 2021|archive-date=15 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215123423/https://www.zacatecasalminuto.com/congreso-zacatecas/diputado-proponen-reconocer-el-matrimonio-igualitario-en-zacatecas/|url-status=live}} The bill was passed by a Congress committee on 9 December,{{cite web|url=https://zacatecasonline.com.mx/noticias/local/80933-matrimonio-homosexual-avanza|title=Matrimonio homosexual avanza para ser aprobado en Zacatecas|website=Zacatecas online|date=9 December 2021|language=es|access-date=15 December 2021|archive-date=15 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215123423/https://zacatecasonline.com.mx/noticias/local/80933-matrimonio-homosexual-avanza|url-status=live}} and a final vote was scheduled for Tuesday, 14 December 2021. The legislation was passed by Congress on 14 December by a vote of 18–10 with 1 abstention.{{cite web|url=https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/republica/politica/zacatecas-aprueba-el-matrimonio-igualitario-7610277.html|title=Zacatecas aprueba el matrimonio igualitario|website=El Sol de México|date=14 December 2021|language=es|access-date=15 December 2021|archive-date=15 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215123421/https://www.elsoldemexico.com.mx/republica/politica/zacatecas-aprueba-el-matrimonio-igualitario-7610277.html|url-status=live}} The law was published on 29 December 2021, following Governor David Monreal Ávila's signature, and took effect the following day, on 30 December 2021. The law ensures that married same-sex couples enjoy the same rights, benefits and responsibilities as married opposite-sex couples, including tax benefits, immigration rights, property rights, and inheritance, among others, but excluding adoption rights.{{cite web|url=http://lanotazacatecas.com/adopcion-homoparental-reto-para-la-comunidad-lgbt/|title=Adopción homoparental, reto para la comunidad LGBT+|date=July 14, 2022|language=es |work=La Nota Zacatecas}}

Article 100 of the Family Code was amended to read as follows:

• in {{langx|es|El matrimonio es la unión jurídica de dos personas donde ambas, mediante una comunidad de vida, y procurándose respeto, igualdad y ayuda mutua, constituyan una familia.}}

: (Marriage is the legal union of two people who, by means of a community of life, and procuring respect, equality and mutual aid, constitute a family.)

The following table shows the number of same-sex marriages performed in Zacatecas since 2021 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=2021-02-07|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}}

The first same-sex marriage in Jerez de García Salinas took place in May 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.elsoldezacatecas.com.mx/local/realizan-en-jerez-zacatecas-primer-matrimonio-igualitario-8314392.html|title=Realizan en Jerez, Zacatecas primer matrimonio igualitario|work=El Sol de Zacatecas|date=20 May 2022|language=es}}

A 2017 opinion poll conducted by {{lang|es|Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica}} found that 46% of Zacatecas 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, 37% of the Zacatecas 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 }}

{{Portal|LGBTQ|Mexico}}

• LGBT rights in Mexico
• Same-sex marriage in Mexico

{{reflist}}

• {{cite web|url=https://www.congresozac.gob.mx/coz/images/uploads/20220112131924.pdf|trans-title=Text of Zacatecas' same-sex marriage law|language=es|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220209042525/https://www.congresozac.gob.mx/coz/images/uploads/20220112131924.pdf|archive-date=9 February 2022|date=29 December 2021|title=Decreto No. 42|work=Periódico Oficial del Estado de Zacatecas}}

{{LGBT in Mexico}}

Category:Zacatecas

Zacatecas

Category:2021 in LGBTQ history