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Mexico Lawmakers Reject Proposal to Legalize Same-Sex Marriage<\/b><\/p>\n

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A committee in Mexico<\/a>’s lower house of congress has voted down a proposal to legalize same-sex<\/a> marriage.<\/span><\/p>\n

In May, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto<\/a> (above) <\/span>called for the legalization<\/b><\/a> of gay<\/a> marriage in accordance with a ruling from 2015 Supreme Court ruling that found a ban to be unconstitutional.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, on Wednesday the measure was defeated by the Commission on Constitutional Matters in a 19-8 vote.<\/span><\/p>\n

RELATED: Mormon Church Moves Fight Against Gay Marriage to Mexico: VIDEO <\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n

In a summary published online by the Chamber of Deputies, commission chairman Edgar Castillo Martinez said the issue is now “totally and definitively concluded,” reports <\/span>Reuters<\/b><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to the <\/span>Yucatan Times<\/b><\/a>, during the debate Benajmín Medrano – a member of Nieto’s PRI party – came out as gay<\/a> and said he would be voting in favor of the bill.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mexican congressman comes out as gay<\/a> while defending gay<\/a> marriage bill #InformativoOaxaca<\/a> #Oaxaca<\/a> #México<\/a> t.co\/9NaDQTloRd<\/a><\/p>\n

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All members of the conservative party PAN voted against the bill, and members of the leftist parties Morena and the PRD voted in support of the bill.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to a congressional source, although the initiative could technically still move forward this is unlikely to happen.<\/span><\/p>\n

In September, Pope Francis <\/span>voiced his support<\/b><\/a> for an anti-gay<\/a> protest in Mexico which was attended by up to 80,000 people. Later that month, a spokesperson for the Catholic church <\/span>accused<\/b><\/a> the country’s anti-discrimination watchdog of persecution<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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