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By Emily Schmall - AOL NewsMEXICO CITY (March 4) -- Dozens of happy couples lined up to file for marriage and adoption licenses at civil registry offices across Mexico's sprawling capital today as a law that permits gay marriage came into effect. The law redefines marriage in the city civic code from a union between a man and a woman to the "free uniting of two people." It also allows gay couples to adopt children and include each other in insurance plans. "This is very vanguard because the language of the code actually changed," Rodrigo Cervantes, a playwright and producer of gay musicals, said outside a civil ...
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By Luisita Lopez Torregrosa - Politics DailySuddenly, seemingly out of nowhere, Mexico City has become the gay capital of the Americas. It happened on Monday night, when the capital's assembly voted to legalize same-sex marriage, making the city the first in Latin America to do so and propelling it to the vanguard of gay trailblazers in the Western Hemisphere. It was a stunning vote by any measure. This happened in the heart of Latin America where homosexuality is an abomination and "maricón" and "pata" are among the most odious words you can hurl at anyone. This is the land of machismo where swishy boys are condemned to mockery and ...
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