Sunday, June 30, 2024 - Over a hundred same-sex couples got married on Friday, June 28 in a group ceremony as part of Mexico City’s gay pride celebrations month.
The 147 couples expressed their commitment to one another in
a gathering that emphasized their years-long fight for equal rights.
The ceremony started with a concert by the Gay Choir of
Mexico City, followed by a civil ritual to exchange vows and formalize the
marriage.
“I told myself that today is
just a normal day,” groom Ricardo Mercado said. “But I do feel the nervousness
and emotion, this nice feeling especially, with all the community here united,
you feel a nice energy.”
Mass same-sex weddings are part of an annual ceremony that
takes place during Pride Month in the city. Mexico City, the capital city
of Mexico, legalized gay unions back in 2009 and the city usually funds gay
marriages every year.
In 2023, hundreds of same-sex couples and transgender people
in Mexico City celebrated weddings and the completion of administrative
processes to change their gender.
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