Same-Sex Marriage, Legalized in Chile.
Same-Sex Marriage, Legalized in Chile.
NPR News reports new legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in Chile was approved
in a landslide vote on December 7.
NPR News reports new legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in Chile was approved
in a landslide vote on December 7.
An overwhelming majority of both houses of Chile's Congress authorized the measure.
President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, had long been in opposition to the marriage equality legislation, but he reversed course earlier this year.
President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, had long been in opposition to the marriage equality legislation, but he reversed course earlier this year.
I think the time
has come for
marriage equality
in our country. , Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile, via NPR News.
I think the time
has come for
marriage equality
in our country. , Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile, via NPR News.
Chile is now the eighth country in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage.
Gay couples in Chile will now have
access to expanded spousal
benefits, as well as the ability to adopt.
Marriage rights activists in Chile campaigned for changes for more than a decade.
The legislation itself sat idle in
Chile's Congress for four years.
It was initially introduced in 2017 by
former President Michelle Bachelet.
It was initially introduced in 2017 by
former President Michelle Bachelet.
After centuries
of abuse, the doors
of justice, equality,
and dignity have
opened to
same-sex couples. , LGBTQ rights group MOVILH, via Twitter.
After centuries
of abuse, the doors
of justice, equality,
and dignity have
opened to
same-sex couples. , LGBTQ rights group MOVILH, via Twitter