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Mexico supreme court upholds gay adoptions (AP)

August 16th, 2010

A gay rights activist waves a rainbow flag, representing gay pride, during a demonstration outside the Supreme Court in Mexico City, Monday, Aug. 16, 2010. Mexico's Supreme Court voted Monday to uphold a Mexico City law allowing adoptions by same-sex couples. The justices voted 9-2 against challenges presented by federal prosecutors and others who had argued the law fails to protect adoptive children against possible ill effects or discrimination, or to guarantee their rights to a traditional family. (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)AP - Mexico’s Supreme Court voted Monday to uphold a Mexico City law allowing adoptions by same-sex couples, drawing jubilant cheers from gay advocacy groups and angry protests from Roman Catholic Church representatives.


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