Same-sex marriage in Nayarit explained

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Nayarit since 23 December 2015. A bill for the legalization of same-sex marriages was approved by the state Congress on 17 December in a 26–1 vote with 1 abstention. The law was published in the official state journal on 22 December and took effect the following day. Nayarit was the fourth Mexican state to legalise same-sex marriage after Quintana Roo, Coahuila and Chihuahua.

Legal history

Background

In July 2014, a male couple was allowed to hold Nayarit's first same-sex wedding after a federal judge ruled that the state's same-sex marriage ban was unconstitutional.[1] [2] The couple married in the state capital of Tepic. Also that same month, four lesbian couples filed an amparo against civil registry officials in Tepic after their application for marriage licenses had been rejected.[3] On 31 October 2014, the LGBT group Asociación Civil de CODISE announced that nine couples were awaiting decisions on amparos in the courts.[4] On 3 November 2014, a lesbian couple were married in Tepic (the second same-sex marriage in the state),[5] and on 13 November the state's third same-sex marriage was held for a lesbian couple, who had been granted an amparo to marry on 22 October.[6]

The fourth same-sex marriage in Nayarit took place in the second week of December 2014, making it the third lesbian union in the state.[7] On 27 January 2015, the fifth same-sex marriage occurred in Tepic between two women. It was the first marriage in which the amparo had been approved by local authorities rather than the federal district courts.[8] [9]

Legislative action

On 13 March 2015, activists introduced a proposal to legalise same-sex marriage to the Congress of Nayarit.[10]

On 25 June 2015, Deputy Luis Manuel Hernández Escobedo from the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD) introduced a new bill to allow same-sex couples to marry and make the definition of concubinage gender-neutral.[11] On 17 December 2015, Congress approved the bill 26–1 with 1 abstention.[12] [13] The bill was published in the official state journal on 22 December, following Governor Roberto Sandoval Castañeda's signature, and took effect the following day.[14] 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, inheritance, etc., but notably excluding adoption rights.

Article 135 of the Nayarit Civil Code now reads as follows:

Article 136 now reads as follows:

Political party[15] MembersYesNoAbstainAbsent
Institutional Revolutionary Party15141
National Action Party6411
Party of the Democratic Revolution55
Labor Party22
Ecologist Green Party211
Total3026112

Adoption and parental rights

The same-sex marriage legislation did not address adoption rights for unmarried or married same-sex couples.[11] In October 2016, a federal judge ruled that the daughter of a married lesbian couple must be registered with the surnames of both her mothers. The judge argued that denying the application for registration of the newborn violated the interests of the child and violated the right to identity (i.e. name, nationality and affiliation).[16] A few days later, the civil registry announced that it would continue to refuse to register children with the surnames of their same-sex parents unless Congress changed the law or if more amparos were granted by the courts.[17] In July 2023, a law went into effect permitting lesbian couples to register their child(ren) with the surnames of both mothers.[18]

It was revealed in May 2018 that 8 same-sex couples were filing adoption applications.[19] According to a 2017 survey by the National Council to Prevent Discrimination, 44% of the Nayarit population supported adoption by same-sex couples.[20] In February 2022, a government official confirmed that same-sex couples are permitted to adopt.[21]

Marriage statistics

The following table shows the number of same-sex marriages performed in Nayarit since legalization in 2015 as reported by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography.[22]

Year ! colspan=3
Same-sexOpposite-sexTotal% same-sex
Female Male Total
2015124165,6075,6230.28%
20162821495,6605,7090.86%
20173717545,3095,3631.01%
201869441135,3525,4652.07%
201981371185,3235,4412.17%
202054471013,7753,8762.61%
202173421154,6634,7782.41%

Public opinion

A 2017 opinion poll conducted by Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica found that 50% of Nayarit residents supported same-sex marriage, while 47% were opposed.[23]

According to a 2018 survey by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography, 39% of the Nayarit public opposed same-sex marriage.[24]

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Se consumó en Tepic matrimonio gay que había quedado pendiente. Periodico Avance. 1 July 2014. dead. https://archive.today/20140706162837/http://www.periodicoavance.com/index.php/local/6398-se-consumo-en-tepic-matrimonio-gay-que-habia-quedado-pendiente. 6 July 2014.
  2. News: Tribunales confirman validez del matrimonio gay en Nayarit. El Economista. 8 July 2014. 23 December 2015. 4 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075611/http://eleconomista.com.mx/sociedad/2014/07/08/tribunales-confirman-validez-matrimonio-gay-nayarit. live.
  3. Web site: 4 parejas de mujeres solicitan casarse en Tepic. nayaritenlinea.mx. 2015-12-23. 2019-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20190420140739/http://nayaritenlinea.mx/2014/07/17/4-parejas-de-mujeres-solicitan-casarse-en-tepic. live.
  4. Web site: Nueve parejas gay buscan casarse en Nayarit. nayaritenlinea.mx. 2015-12-23. 2019-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20190420140728/http://www.nayaritenlinea.mx/2014/10/30/nueve-parejas-gay-buscan-casarse-en-nayarit. live.
  5. Web site: El Universal - Los Estados - Legalizan matrimonio de dos mujeres en Nayarit. 27 July 2015. El Universal. 23 December 2015. 4 November 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141104043027/http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/2014/matrimonio-gay-nayarit-1051302.html. live.
  6. Web site: Segunda boda entre mujeres en Nayarit. La Jornada. 2015-12-23. 2017-08-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20170802151633/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2014/11/13/segunda-boda-entre-mujeres-en-nayarit-4431.html. live.
  7. Web site: Realidades de Nayarit _. periodicorealidadesmx.com. 2015-12-23. 2016-03-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313144817/http://periodicorealidadesmx.com/nota.php?id=28834. live.
  8. Web site: Celebra Registro Civil Matrimonio Monoparental Entre Mujeres. Administrator. elpulsodenayarit.com. 2015-12-23. 2016-03-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306061928/http://elpulsodenayarit.com/portal/index.php/2-estado/2379-celebra-registro-civil-matrimonio-monoparental-entre-mujeres. live.
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20150206231623/http://www.grk.mx/sociedad/cat1/4283-2015-01-28-01-12-20 Se Formalizó Matrimonio De Personas del Mismo Sexo
  10. Web site: Comunidad gay entrega iniciativa al Congreso . Adán Rentería . Periódico Enfoque Nayarit . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151224105411/http://enfoquenayarit.com/comunidad-gay-entrega-iniciativa-al-congreso/ . December 24, 2015 .
  11. Web site: Iniciativa con proyecto de decreto, que reforma diversas disposiciones del Código Civil para el Estado de Nayarit, para reconocer el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo . 2015-12-23 . 2015-12-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222140454/http://189.194.63.106/sisparlamentario/iniciativas/1436356123.pdf . live .
  12. Web site: Aprueba el Congreso de Nayarit los matrimonios gay. La Jornada. December 17, 2015. December 18, 2015. es. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151220005904/http://www.jornada.unam.mx/ultimas/2015/12/17/aprueban-el-congreso-de-nayarit-los-matrimonios-gay-5165.html. December 20, 2015.
  13. Web site: Fourth Mexico state legalizes gay marriage . 2016-01-17 . 2019-07-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190730171437/https://www.gaystarnews.com/article/fourth-mexico-state-legalizes-gay-marriage/ . live .
  14. Web site: Periodico Oficial, Organo Del Gobierno Del Estado De Nayarit. 22 December 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160117114523/http://www.sggnay.gob.mx/periodico_oficial/pdfs/D%20221215%20%2802%29.pdf. 17 January 2016.
  15. Web site: RESULTADOS TOTALES DE VOTACION . 2015-12-23 . 2015-12-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151224052937/http://189.194.63.106/sisparlamentario/iniciativas/1450716296.pdf . live .
  16. Hija de matrimonio igualitario deberá ser registrada con apellido de sus dos madres
  17. Naya Vidal: Parejas igualitarias sólo pueden registrar hijos con amparo
  18. Web site: Matrimonios igualitarios ya pueden registrar a sus hijos. Nayarit Noticias. es. 3 July 2023.
  19. Ocho parejas entre personas del mismo sexo en Nayarit realizan trámite para adoptar
  20. 40% de los potosinos aprueba que parejas gay adopten: Conapred
  21. Web site: Parejas del mismo sexo pueden adoptar libremente en Nayarit. es. 22 February 2022. Oscar. Gil. Meridiano.
  22. Web site: Matrimonios, Entidad y municipio de registro, Sexo, Sexo. INEGI. Spanish. 2020-02-03. 2020-10-17. 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. live.
  23. Encuesta nacional 2017, Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica
    1. Data | ¿Quién está en contra del matrimonio gay?

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