Tag: same-sex marriage

Thursday, June 3rd 2021 - 08:00 UTC
Piñera pledges “urgency” to the same-sex marriage bill stalled in Congress

Chile's president has vowed to push a same-sex marriage bill that is stalled in Congress, a surprising move that stunned his conservative allies. “I think the time for equal marriage has come,” said Sebastián Piñera, whose popularity has plummeted after street protests and a worsening economy.
Thursday, October 22nd 2020 - 09:01 UTC
Pope Francis agrees same-sex couples should be protected by civil union laws

Pope Francis has said that same-sex couples should be protected by civil union laws in some of the clearest languages he has used on the rights of gay people since his election seven years ago. He made his comments in a new documentary “Francesco” by Oscar-nominated director Evgeny Afineevsky that was released on Wednesday.
Friday, February 22nd 2019 - 08:31 UTC
Equal marriage controversy reaches BOTs: 5 out of 14 reluctant to approve the initiative

A report from the UK Parliament’s foreign affairs committee has called on the government to extend equal marriage to the British Overseas Territories. Although equal marriage was legalized in England and Wales in 2013, and Scotland in 2014, the laws did not automatically extend to the British Overseas Territories, which include Bermuda, the Falkland Islands and Gibraltar.
Monday, June 3rd 2013 - 17:47 UTC
Uruguay is Latinamerica’s most gay-friendly country and ranks tenth worldwide

Uruguay was deemed the friendliest toward gay in Latinamerica and among the top countries in the world, according to the latest Spartacus International Gay Travel Index which ranks 139 countries worldwide.
Thursday, April 11th 2013 - 02:26 UTC
Uruguay becomes second Latam country to legalize gay marriage

The Uruguayan parliament voted overwhelmingly to legalise gay marriage, becoming the second country in Latin America to do so, after Argentina. The bill was approved by more than two-thirds of the lower chamber, despite opposition from the Catholic Church.
Wednesday, April 3rd 2013 - 06:57 UTC
Uruguayan Senate approves by a clear majority same-sex marriage

The Uruguayan Senate voted overwhelmingly, 23-8, in favor of a same-sex marriage measure Tuesday, which now must return to the Lower House before it is finally approved and signed by President Jose Mujica who has indicated he supports the measure.
Wednesday, December 12th 2012 - 18:40 UTC
Uruguay legalizes same sex marriage and rights by overwhelming majority

Uruguay’s Lower House voted 81 in 87 to legalize same sex marriage on Wednesday, approving a single law for both heterosexuals and homosexuals regulating all kinds of family issues, from divorce to adoption to in-vitro fertilization and how parents can name their children.
Wednesday, November 23rd 2011 - 20:29 UTC
Buenos Aires gains increasing popularity as gay destination by the pink press

Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires has gained increasing popularity as a gay destination, largely due to recent liberalization laws which have supported gay and lesbian lifestyles, reports Pink Choice.
Tuesday, August 3rd 2010 - 14:45 UTC
Proposal in Chile to legalize same sex marriage “to install the debate in society”

Socialist Sen. Fulvio Rossi announced Sunday that he will present a law to the Senate on Tuesday to legalize same sex marriage in Chile. The announcement was made at a press conference one day after Santiago Archbishop Francisco Javier Errázuriz publicly called the idea of marriage between two people of the same sex “an outrage,” referring to Argentina’s initiative.
Thursday, July 22nd 2010 - 09:53 UTC
Cristina Kirchner signs bill legalizing same-sex couples’ marriage

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.