However, a U.S. appeals court considered that the interpretation of the law was totally false and US territories were included in the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States so Puerto Rico therefore cannot ban equal marriage.

Moreover, marriage for same-sex couples was signed by the Governor of Puerto Rico just a few days after the decision of the Supreme Court in June 2015.

Besides, a few days after the decision of the federal judge to keep the ban, you must know that the same governor of Puerto Rico bluntly told its citizens not to take into account the judge's decision and stick to his Ordinance legalizing equal marriage in Puerto Rico.

The US territory now also allows the adoption by same-sex couples.