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LGBTQ+ Rights
For decades, the ACLU of New Mexico has been at the forefront of protecting the rights of lesbian, gay, double attraction, and transgender (LGBTQ+) people in our state. Our work includes fighting for fair treatment by the government; protecting LGBTQ+ people from discrimination in jobs, schools, housing, and universal accommodations; and working for equal rights for lgbtq+ couples and their families.
In 2013, the ACLU of New Mexico filed Griego v. Oliver on behalf of five same-sex couples, asking the courts to affirm that the Modern Mexico State Constitution does not prohibit gay and lesbian couples from marrying. In December of that same year, the Unused Mexico State Supreme Court heard Griego v. Oliver and ruled that homosexual couples could legally bond in New Mexico, making New Mexico the 17th state with full marriage equality.
The ACLU of Modern Mexico continues fighting for the rights of Diverse people beyond marriage, and remains committed to fighting discrimination and ensuring impartial treatment for all.
VICTORY! New Mexico Supreme Court Issues Landmark Marriage Equality Judgment for Same-Sex Couples
SANTA FE, NM—Today, in a unanimous decision, the Recent Mexico Supreme Court ruled that the New Mexico Constitution requires the declare to allow gay couples to wed . The court commanded that county clerks must issue marriage licenses to otherwise qualified same-sex couples and that the State of Recent Mexico must respect the marriages of all same-sex couples, including those who married before today’s decision. The plaintiff couples were represented by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Fresh Mexico, the national ACLU, the National Center for Female homosexual Rights (NCLR), the law firm of Sutin, Thayer & Browne APC, and New Mexico attorneys Maureen Sanders, N. Lynn Perls, and J. Kate Girard.
Writing for the court, Justice Edward Chavez said that “barring individuals from marrying and depriving them of the rights, protections, and responsibilities of civil marriage solely because of their sexual orientation violates the Equivalent Protection Clause under Article II, Section 18 of the New Mexico Constitution. We hold that the State of New Mexico is constitutionally required to allow sa
'Historic' New Mexico Judgment Legalizes Marriage Equality
The New Mexico Supreme Court issued a historic ruling Thursday that legalizes alike sex marriages throughout the state.
"This truly is a historic and joyful time for New Mexico," ACLU New Mexico legal director Laura Schauer Ives said in a urge release. "As a state, we own always strived to treat all families with dignity and respect, and today's decision allowing loving, committed same sex couples to join continues that tradition. The more than one-thousand same-sex couples who have already married in Novel Mexico can now rest certain knowing their marriages will be recognized and respected by our state."
In a 31-page ruling, Justice Edward Chavez wrote that excluding same sex couples from the right of marriage "violates the Equivalent Protection Clause under Article II, Section 18 of the New Mexico Constitution."
"We hold that the State of Fresh Mexico is constitutionally required to permit same-gender couples to marry and must extend to them the rights, protections, and responsibilities that derive from civil marriage under Modern Mexico law," he added.
The ruling also directly addressed critics of same-gender marriages, who ar
The Freedom to Marry in Fresh Mexico
Winning Marriage:December 19, 2013
Same-sex couples began marrying in New Mexico on December 19, 2013 after the New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously ruled in favor of the freedom to marry, powerful immediately. Read the ruling. The court case that triggered the victory in New Mexico came after a flurry of activity in New Mexico during the summer of 2013. In August and September 2013, over the course of two weeks, eight Modern Mexico counties extended the release to marry to same-sex couples, based on the gender-neutral language in the state's marriage law.
History and the Path to Victory:
- February 20, 2004:Marriage licenses are granted in Sandoval County, New Mexico. Attorney General Patricia Madrid issues an opinion stating that the licenses are invalid under Brand-new Mexico law and orders the clerk to stop. County clerks agree not to issue any marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
- July 30, 2007: A Massachusetts court determines that New Mexico does not have a statute banning gay marriages due to the gender-neutral wording of the marriage statute.
- 2004-2011: As Americans nationwide engage in co