Mexican judge orders state to perform homosexual ‘marriages’
English: United States Supreme Court building in Washington D.C., USA. Front facade. (Photo credit: Wikipedia ) August 23, 2012 ( LifeSiteNews.com ) - A Mexican federal court judge has ordered the state of Oaxaca to perform homosexual “marriages” based on a recent constitutional amendment prohibiting discrimination based on “ sexual preferences .” The nation’s Supreme Court is now reviewing the right of the government of Oaxaca to contest the ruling. The case would likely end up in the Supreme Court for a final verdict. According to second district judge Roque Leyva Gustavo, the current law must be overridden because “homosexual couples are given a different treatment in the same situation, because they are not permitted the right to contract marriage, without valid reasons to justify it, while the reasons given are based simply on sexual preferences.” Leyva Gustavo denied that permitting homosexuals to “marry” would threaten the institution of marriage, because society has ac...