US: Neither performed nor recognized in some tribal nations. Recognized but not performed in several other tribal nations and American Samoa.
Israel: Registered foreign marriages confer all marriage rights. Domestic common-law marriages confer most rights of marriage. Domestic civil marriage recognized by some cities.
EU: The Coman v. Romania ruling of the European Court of Justice obliges the state to provide residency rights for the foreign spouses of EU citizens. Some member states, including Romania, do not follow the ruling.
Cambodia: Recognition of a "declaration of family relationship", which may be useful in matters such as housing, but they are not legally binding.
China: Guardianship agreements, conferring some limited legal benefits, including decisions about medical and personal care.
HK: Inheritance, guardianship rights, and residency rights for foreign spouses of legal residents.
Same-sex marriage is performed and recognized in all municipalities of the stateofQuintana Roo.[1] The first two same-sex marriages occurred in Kantunilkin on 28 November 2011 after it was discovered that the state's Civil Code does not specify sex or gender requirements for marriage. However, future same-sex marriages were suspended in January 2012 upon review by the state's Secretary General of Government.[2] The two same-sex marriages in the state were annulled by the Governor of Quintana Roo, Roberto Borge Angulo, in April 2012, but these annulments were reversed by the Secretary General of Government on 3 May. The Secretary's decision allows for future same-sex marriages to be performed in Quintana Roo.[3]
The Civil Code of Quintana Roo does not define gender requirements for marriage, specifying only "people interested in getting married".[5] A same-sex couple, Patricia Novelo and Areli Castro, applied for a marriage licenseinCancún and Chetumal after discovering this legal quirk, but both cities rejected their applications, arguing that a heterosexual marriage was implied. The couple then applied in Lázaro Cárdenas Municipality, where authorities accepted the application. Quintana Roo's first two same-sex marriages were held in the community of Kantunilkín on 28 November 2011.[6]
Cancún and other resort areas in Quintana Roo planned to hold a same-sex group wedding in January 2012.[7] Newspaper Reforma reported that upcoming ceremonies were suspended following an order by the Quintana Roo Secretary General of Government, Luis González Flores, to review the legality of the ceremonies.[8][9] In April 2012, both marriages were annulled by GovernorRoberto Borge Angulo.[8] On 3 May 2012, the Secretary General of Government reversed the annulments.[10] The next month, both marriages became legal because there was no estoppel in due time.[11] González Flores announced that same-sex marriages are legal in all the municipalities of Quintana Roo.[11] However, in 2013, a lesbian couple were denied the right to marry and forced to obtain an amparoinTulum. The court concluded that discriminatory acts had occurred and ordered the state to prevent further discrimination against same-sex couples, requiring all civil registry offices in Quintana Roo to process marriage applications from same-sex couples.[12]
In September 2014, Bacalar Municipality approved changes to equalize procedures for all marriages.[13] Officials in Playa del Carmen announced that same-sex couples could begin marrying in the municipality from the last week of September 2014.[14][15] The municipality of Othón P. Blanco announced that their first same-sex marriage would occur on 26 November 2014,[16] and the municipality of José María Morelos announced in 2017 that it had equalized procedures for all marriages. Marriage services are also available in Yucatec Maya in the municipality.[17]
In November 2014, it was announced that a bill to officially legalize same-sex marriage in the state would be introduced and voted on in the current legislative session, thereby replacing the loophole used by couples.[18] In May 2017, after legislative inaction, another same-sex marriage bill was introduced to the Congress of Quintana Roo.[19]
In January 2018, a married same-sex couple in Puerto Morelos were granted the right to register their child. In April 2018, with the help of the State Human Rights Commission, a same-sex couple in the city of Cancún were also allowed to register their newborn son.[20] According to 2021 statistics from the civil registry, about 30 to 40 lesbian couples register their children in the state every year.[21]
277 same-sex marriages were performed in 2019, of which 139 were between two men and 138 between two women. In 2020, 210 same-sex marriages were performed in Quintana Roo; 107 between two men and 103 between two women.[21]
A 2017 opinion poll conducted by Gabinete de Comunicación Estratégica found that 56% of Quintana Roo residents supported same-sex marriage, while 37.5% were opposed.[25]
^The Supreme Court has ruled that bans on same-sex marriage violate Articles 1 and 4 of the Constitution of Mexico. In Spanish, Article 4 of the Constitution states El varón y la mujer son iguales ante la ley. Esta protegerá la organización y el desarrollo de la familia., and in Yucatec Maya it reads Jxiib yéetel xch’uupe’ keeto’ob tu táan a’almajt’aan. Le je’ela’ yaan u kanáantik u nu’ukbesajil yéetel u jóok’ol táanil le láak’tsililo’., translating to "Man and woman are equal under the law. The law shall protect the organization and development of the family."[4]
^Sánchez, Manuel (4 May 2012). "Legalizan los matrimonios gay" (in Spanish). Diario Respuesta. Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2012.