Same-sex marriage in Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten their respective countries. After an amendment, giving cohabiting couples (including same-sex couples) some limited rights, was proposed to the Estates of Curaçao in 2017, former Prime Minister Gerrit Schotte suggested that a referendum on the legalisation of same-sex marriage be held on the island. Same-sex marriage in Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten Same-sex marriages are not performed in Aruba, Curaçao, or Sint Maarten, which are constituent countries () of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The islands were, however, obliged after several court rulings to register any marriage (including same-sex marriages) registered in the Kingdom, but they don't have to give
Same-sex marriage in Chiapas In addition, it also standardized the concept of cohabitation, disregarding a person's sexual preference. A new same-sex marriage bill was presented to the Chiapan Congress in May 2016. According to Unidos Diferentes Asociación Civil (UDAC), a local LGBT advocacy group, the same-sex marriage bill was taken off the agenda several times and not voted upon due to the actions of the president of the local Congress, Eduardo Ramírez Aguilar. Additionally, UDAC has said that the bill does not address the issue of adoption for same-sex couples. On 25 September 2014, a collective amparo (injunction) for the legalization of same-sex marriage