Final Mexican state approves same-sex marriage


MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's northeastern border state of Tamaulipas voted on Wednesday to recognize same-sex marriage, making it legal in every district across the country.

The congress of Tamaulipas approved to recognize equal marriage within its Civil Code, it said in an official Twitter account.

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