The Legislative Assembly approved DF 39 votes in favor, 20 against and 5 abstentions, the amendment to the Federal District Civil Code, which approves and recognizes marriage between same sex.
He was Article 391 of the new changes to the bill proposing that gay couples may adopt children.
The point is controversial because, according to El Universal, half the people in the gay and lesbian community present in the ALDF during voting are of the view that reform should not be approved unless it includes the right to adoption.
unions domestic partnership, which allows the union of same sex without being legally recognized marriage, and are legally recognized since 2007 in Mexico City.
Mexico City, with the approval of this law, would join Belgium, Canada, Spain, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and some states United States such as Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts and Vermont in the recognition of gay marriage.
