Mexico’s president just called for nationwide legalization of same-sex marriage

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AT AN EVENT for the International Day Against Homophobia, Mexican President Peña Nieto said he hoped to change the Mexican Constitution to recognize same-sex marriage. This comes a year after the Mexican Supreme Court ruled that it was illegal for Mexican states to ban same-sex couples from getting married.

The president would need two-thirds of Congress to approve a change in the constitution. Read the full piece on the issue in NPR.

Source: matadornetwork.com