Argentina is about to have its first gay divorce, not quite a year after a groundbreaking law legalized homosexual marriage.
Argentina’s first official gay ‘Ego’ cruise will leave the port of Buenos Aires December 2011 and will be calling at Uruguay’s capital Montevideo and the international resort of Punta del Este, it was announced by organizers in the Argentine capital.
Under the motto “let’s go for more” Argentina’s gay and lesbian community is campaigning for a “gender identity” law to enable individuals to change their gender on birth certificates and identity cards.
Following a long and tense debate among lawmakers, Argentina has joined the group of select few nations to legalize marriages between same-sex couples.