Equal marriage
Mexican state of Nuevo León legalizes same-sex marriage

With the decision, Nuevo León becomes the thirty-first state in Mexico to recognize the right to same-sex marriage

Mexican state of Yucatán legalizes equal marriage

Yucatán becomes the third state, after Sinaloa and Baja California in June, to decriminalize same-sex marriage this year and the twenty-second state to recognize the rights of gender diverse people in Mexico

Costa Rica becomes a first Central American country to legalize same-sex marriages

The law is a result of a decade long struggle waged by the left and progressive movements in the country.