A court case in neighboring Sonora, Mexico, could soon force the state Congress to approve a marriage equality measure.
Last week, the state Congress in neighboring Sinaloa approved its own measure that would allow same-sex couples to easily marry. A federal judge ordered it to do so after ruling in favor of LGBTQ groups that challenged the body’s failure to approve the measure of its own accord in 2019.
Similar cases are working their way through federal courts in Sonora, including one with a hearing later this month.
“We’re hoping it’s ruled on in the same way as in Sinaloa,” said Jesus Manuel Herrera, whose law firm is handling the case and several others like it.
If that happens, the Sonoran Congress could be forced to quickly pass the reform.
Despite a 2015 Supreme Court ruling, Sonora is one of several Mexican states where same-sex couples face additional barriers to wed.
