Posted by Guest Butch, K
From http://www.cnn.com/
Argentina became the first Latin American country on Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage.
Lawmakers in the Senate passed the bill after 14 hours of debate that began Wednesday and carried well into early Thursday morning, the state-run Telam news agency reported.
The bill had already passed the lower chamber of Congress.
It gives same-sex couples equal marriage rights, including the ability to adopt children.
The law was backed by the center-left government of President Cristina Kirchner, who has said she will sign it.
The majority Roman Catholic country follows a few others around the world where same-sex marriage is legal. Among them are the Netherlands, Belgium and Spain.
Last month’s congressional vote and Wednesday’s Senate vote are the latest moves in a pro-gay marriage trend in Argentine politics.
Last year, a judge in Buenos Aires ruled that a ban on same-sex marriage was illegal, paving the way for such marriages in the capital of Argentina.
An injunction by another judge stopped what would have been the first same-sex marriage there.
Ultimately, Latin America’s first same-sex marriage happened in Argentina in a southern state with a pro-gay marriage governor.
Awesome!! We so need to move there, The Diva will fit right in!!
I really do genuinely love my country, and not to sound weird, but I literally think about how much I appreciate that I was born here and now.
That said, we’re sort of pounded over the head with this notion that we’re the champions of human rights and have been at the forefront since forever. I so frequently hear people say that we live in the freeist place on earth.
I wish the truth were like that, but honestly, the US has hardly been in 1st place on human rights, ever. When it came to slavery and women’s suffrage, we were woefully behind many other countries. Unfortunately, it looks like we’re going to have to continue with a years- or decades-long struggle to play catch-up with the rest of the world, rather than fight to lead it.
I am proud of Argentina! Now, all we need is for AMERICA to wake up!
Woooot!! and I can just SEE all the beautiful weddings. Nice.
Iceland legalized it aswell a few weeks ago. Also, no one voted against it! I think thats pretty awesome.