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March 5, 2010

Mexico City Enacts Gay Marriage Law
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In Mexico, scores of gay couples lined up in Mexico City Thursday as a
gay marriage law took effect. In December, city lawmakers voted to
include gay and lesbian couples within existing marriage laws, going
beyond a previous measure granting them the same marriage rights as
straight couples. Mexico City resident Ema Villanueva was among those to
line up on Thursday.

Ema Villanueva: “This is something we have fought for for many years,
not only us, but also activists who have fought for equal rights for
over thirty years. This has been a day we have been expecting, and we
didn’t know it would come so soon. We still haven’t been able to soak in
the happiness, excitement and everything we feel.”



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