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Mexican President Proposes Legalizing Same-Sex Marriage Nationwide

HeadlineMay 18, 2016

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto has proposed legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide. It’s currently legal only in certain states and Mexico City. He made the remarks on the International Day Against Homophobia.

President Enrique Peña Nieto: “To recognize as a human right that people can get married without any discrimination, that is to say that marriage will be allowed without discrimination, regardless of ethnicity, disability, social conditions, health conditions, religion, gender or sexual preference.”

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