Same-sex marriage in Querétaro

Same-sex marriage is legal in only some municipalities in the Mexican state of Querétaro. While state law prohibits the recognition of same-sex marriage, eight of the eighteen municipalities, comprising 60% of the state's population, issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.[1]

Marriage
Civil unions and
registered partnerships
Common-law marriage
Minimal recognition
See also
Notes
  1. Performed statewide in 18 states and Mexico City, in certain municipalities in three other states, and recognized by all states in such cases.
  2. Performed in the Netherlands proper, including the Caribbean Netherlands. Registered in Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten in such cases, but the rights of marriage are not guaranteed.
  3. Neither performed nor recognized in Niue, Tokelau or the Cook Islands.
  4. Not recognized in Caribbean overseas territories, though marriage-equivalent ordered for the Cayman Islands.
  5. Neither performed nor recognized in American Samoa or some tribal nations.
  6. Cohabitation. Registered foreign marriages confer limited rights. Marriage recognized in Tel Aviv.
  7. Degree of recognition unknown. No actual cases to date.
  8. Limited to residency rights for foreign spouses of EU citizens.
  9. Legal guardianships (nationwide, except Hong Kong and Macau), residency rights for foreign spouses of legal residents (Hong Kong).
  10. Recognition of foreign marriage for parental rights
  11. Maitri Karar–type contractual relationships, but it is not legally enforceable
  12. Offer "partnership certificates", which provide some tools (such as hospital visitation rights) but do not offer any legal recognition
  13. Limited to spouses of foreign diplomatic officials.
* Not yet in effect or automatic deadline set by judicial body for same-sex marriage to become legal
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History
Same-sex unions performed in Mexican states
  Same-sex marriages performed.*
Stripes: Proportion of municipal coverage.
  Civil unions performed; marriage by amparo only.
  Marriage not performed (except by amparo) despite Supreme Court order.
  Marriage accessible by amparo or by traveling out of state.
*Legislation is not equal in all states. See details.

On 10 September 2014, it was announced that the Congress of Querétaro would be considering a civil union bill drafted by the state's ombudsman, Migel Nava. Originally conceptualized as a same-sex marriage bill, it was then changed to only establish civil unions.[2] On 28 November 2014, Luis Bernardo Nava Guerrero, president of the Congressional Joint Commission, announced that the legislation would be postponed to 2015,[3] though eventually no vote occurred. On 13 June 2016, Eric Salas González, president of the Querétaro Congress, announced that the state would wait until same-sex marriage is legislated at the federal level before changing the local Civil Code.[4]

On 4 February 2016, the Youth Legislature 2016 approved a motion, in a 38–8 vote, expressing support for same-sex marriage.[5]

A bill legalizing same-sex marriage, same-sex concubinage and adoption for same-sex couples was introduced to Congress by deputies of the National Regeneration Movement (MORENA) on 19 December 2018.[6] A spokesman for the conservative National Action Party (PAN) expressed support for an analysis and discussion of the draft bill.[7] Progress on the bill has stalled. In November 2020, Deputy Néstor Domínguez Luna urged Congress to discuss and pass the bill.[8]

Injunctions
See also: Same-sex marriage in Mexico § México Igualitario Project

Despite same-sex marriage not being legal, several same-sex couples have been allowed to marry in individual cases through a legal process known as recurso de amparo. "Amparos" are commonly known as "injunctions" in English.

In early 2014, two same-sex couples filed for an injunction to marry.[9] A court granted the injunction on 11 August 2014.[10] One of the couples, María Fernanda López Gallegos and Mariana Vega, married in Querétaro City on 4 October 2014.[11][12][13] The second couple, Guillermo and Miguel Ángel, married on 17 January 2015 in the same city.[14][15][16]

Another injunction was requested in the first week of October 2014.[17] The couple's injunction was successful, and their marriage was celebrated on 28 January 2015. A fourth same-sex marriage took place on 31 January 2015.[18] An injunction involving 55 gay people was granted by a federal judge on 23 April 2015. The injunction ensures that if any of the 55 people involved wishes to marry their partner, they will be legally permitted to do so.[19] By October 2017, 13 injunctions had been granted in Querétaro.[20]

Municipalities
Status of same-sex marriage in the municipalities of Querétaro.
  Same-sex couples allowed to marry
  Same-sex couples are required to receive an injunction before getting married

Same-sex couples may marry in eight of the eighteen municipalities, comprising 60% of the state's population, without the need to file an injunction in court. The civil registrar of Querétaro City announced on 21 July 2015 that the municipality would begin accepting marriage applications from same-sex couples.[21][22] 7 more municipalities had followed suit by 4 January 2017.[23] These are Amealco de Bonfil, Cadereyta de Montes, Ezequiel Montes, Huimilpan, Pedro Escobedo, San Joaquín, and Tolimán.

The municipalities of Colón, Corregidora and Pinal de Amoles reiterated in January 2017 that they explicitly require same-sex couples to receive an injunction in order to get married.[23]

Marriage statistics

The following table shows the number of same-sex marriages performed in Querétaro, as reported by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography.[24]

Number of marriages performed in Querétaro
Year Same-sex Opposite-sex Total % same-sex
Female Male Total
20153259,4709,4750.05%
2016146209,0859,1050.22%
20171418329,5559,5870.33%
20182717448,6428,6860.51%
20192578,8488,8550.08%

Public opinion

A 2017 opinion poll conducted by Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica found that 54% of Querétaro's residents supported same-sex marriage. 43% were opposed.[25]

According to a 2018 survey by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía (INEGI), 32% of the Querétaro public opposed same-sex marriage.[26]

A 2020 survey by the Autonomous University of Querétaro showed that 63% of Querétaro residents supported same-sex marriage, with a high of 67% in Querétaro City.[27]

See also

References
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  2. "Próxima semana se discutirá iniciativa para matrimonios gay - reqrone…". archive.is. 11 September 2014. Archived from the original on 11 September 2014.
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  5. "» Legislatura Juvenil aprueba matrimonio igualitario en Querétaro".
  6. Núñez, por Patricia López. "Morena pone sobre la mesa iniciativa para bodas gay". Diario de Querétaro.
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  11. "Primera boda gay será en octubre entre Fernanda y Mariana". oem.com.mx.
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  13. "Realizan primer matrimonio homosexual en Querétaro". Milenio (in Spanish). 4 October 2014.
  14. "Primer matrimonio gay en Querétaro". La Silla Rota (in Spanish). 17 January 2015.
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  18. Plaza de Armas (28 January 2015). "Celebran hoy tercera boda gay". Plaza de Armas. Archived from the original on 29 January 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  19. "Garantiza juez federal fallo de bodas gay". capitalqueretaro.com.mx. Archived from the original on 2015-05-01.
  20. (in Spanish) "Hoy anunciamos que obtuvimos 13 sentencias de amparo a favor del #MatrimonioIgualitario en Querétaro."
  21. Espinoza, Jovana (21 July 2015). "En Querétaro parejas homosexuales ya no necesitan amparo para casarse".
  22. "Matrimonios gay sin amparo en la capital". Diario de Querétaro (in Spanish). 28 February 2020.
  23. "» Pese a que diputados se niegan a legislar, en 8 municipios de Querétaro permiten matrimonio igualitario sin amparo".
  24. "Matrimonios, Entidad y municipio de registro, Sexo, Sexo". INEGI (in Spanish).
  25. (in Spanish) Encuesta nacional 2017, Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica
  26. "¿Quién está en contra del matrimonio gay?". El Sol de México (in Spanish). 15 April 2019.
  27. "Ciudadanos avalan matrimonio igualitario en Querétaro: ONG". Diario de Querétaro (in Spanish). 12 November 2020.
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