Status of same-sex marriage is identical to that of a traditional marriage under the Marriage Act. Both religious and civil officials may refuse to perform same-sex marriages. On 22 July 2010, Argentina became the first country in Latin America to legalise same-sex marriage. The law also allows same-sex couples to adopt. And in many jurisdictions, including the city of Buenos Aires, it is also legal for non-residents and tourists. On 25 October 2011, Brazil's Supreme Court of Justice ruled that two women can enter into civil marriage under the current law, thus overturning the decision of two lower court's ruling against the women. Following
Same-sex marriage in Puebla one woman, and Article 294, which stated that marriage existed solely for the purpose of procreation, were unconstitutional. In late January 2018, after multiple attempts from Congress to delay the ruling of the Supreme Court, the Civil Registry announced that it would abide by the ruling, bypassing the Congress' authority, which was opposed to the ruling and had repeatedly tried to stop it from being enforced. The Civil Registry's announcement also followed a ruling of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, which states that countries signatory to the American Convention on Human Rights must legalise same-sex marriage. Mexico has ratified