Con 39 voti a favore, 20 contro e 5 astensioni, la 'Asemblea legislativa' della capitale ha dato via libera alle modifiche nella normativa

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Gay rights activists celebrate the legalization of same-sex marriage, at Mexico City’s local assembly, Monday, Dec. 21, 2009. Mexico’s capital’s lawmakers made the city the first in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage, a change that will give homosexual couples more rights, including allowing them to adopt children.