Cristina Kirchner signs bill legalizing same-sex couples’ marriage

Thursday, July 22nd 2010 - 09:53 UTC

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President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner signed a new law Wednesday making Argentina the first country in Latin America to legalize marriage for same-sex couples. Civil registries across the nation will now begin processing long lists of marriage applications from gay couples. The first such ceremony in Buenos Aires is set for August 13. Read full article

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Hoytred
Carreful you Argentines ..... she'll make it compulsory next :-)
Jul 22nd, 2010 - 12:15 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
is this not the pot calling the kettle black, all these argentine lovers who condem gays on this blog, now all of a sudden like them for the love of
Mrs. Kirchner’s
Jul 22nd, 2010 - 05:53 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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harrier61
Argentine same-sex marriage is to be encouraged. It should be made compulsory! With massive financial penalties for sexual relations outside the marriage. US$50k for each incident would be about right. Penalties to be paid into a fund from which inhabitants of every territory damaged in any way by Argentina over the past 200 years would be compensated.
Jul 22nd, 2010 - 06:18 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
lolol that would make think THINK, wouldn’t it,
Jul 22nd, 2010 - 06:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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zethe
“Wednesday making Argentina the first country in Latin America to legalize marriage for same-sex couples”
Erm, On 21 December 2009 mexico legalized same sex marrage. Argentin isn't the first in latin america.

Took me two seconds to find that out, Lazy reporting.
Jul 23rd, 2010 - 12:08 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
Today we are a society that is a little more than a third world country
Mrs. Kirchner said at the signing ceremony. and nothing will change,
today we make history by upsetting the brizillians and china together, and who cares, im rich and powerfull, and the poor fools who follow me are just a pain, she said, some thins never change,
Jul 23rd, 2010 - 11:37 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Argentino
zethe: “On 21 December 2009 mexico legalized same sex marrage. Argentin isn't the first in latin america. ”

So you didn't search well, that's only valid in Mexico city, while Argentina is a national law.
Jul 25th, 2010 - 03:14 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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harrier61
Argentino is right! Argentina is the first country to say that it's entire population can be gay.
Jul 27th, 2010 - 12:05 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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