▁for ▁same - sex ▁cou ples ▁( 2 0 0 7 ). ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁despite ▁opposition ▁from ▁the ▁Church , ▁the ▁Government ▁of ▁Mexico ▁City ▁approved ▁same - sex ▁marriage , ▁with ▁ 3 9 ▁votes ▁in ▁favor , ▁ 2 0 ▁against ▁and ▁ 5 ▁ab st aining . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁city ▁in ▁Latin ▁America ▁to ▁do ▁so . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Mexico ▁was ▁still ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁countries ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁most ▁cr imes ▁are ▁committed ▁against ▁the ▁L GB T ▁community , ▁with ▁a ▁person ▁being ▁murder ed ▁in ▁a ▁hom oph ob ic ▁crime ▁every ▁two ▁days . ▁ ▁Pre - Col umb ian ▁era ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁pre - Col umb ian ▁pe op les ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁reports ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish ▁con quest . ▁These ▁accounts ▁must ▁be ▁taken ▁with ▁ca ution , ▁given ▁that ▁the ▁accus ation ▁of ▁sod omy ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁justify ▁the ▁con quest , ▁along ▁with ▁other ▁accus ations ▁real ▁or ▁invent ed , ▁such ▁as ▁human ▁sacrifice , ▁can n ib al ism , ▁or ▁id ol at ry . ▁Given ▁that ▁the ▁def enders ▁of ▁the ▁n atives ▁manip ulated ▁information ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁those ▁who ▁opposed ▁them , ▁some ▁trying ▁to ▁minim ise ▁the ▁inc idence ▁of ▁sod omy ▁and ▁others ▁ex agger ating ▁the ▁stories , ▁it ▁is ▁impossible ▁to ▁get ▁an ▁accurate ▁picture ▁of