What a lovely way to celebrate Pride – Argentina was able to do that the same week that the 500th same sex wedding took place.
500 marriages in just three months is a great start. Just the beginning for Argentina and the rest of Latin America!
Posts Tagged: argentina gay marriage
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Nov 10
500 GAY MARRIAGES AND COUNTING IN ARGENTINA
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Jul 10
A BRIEF HISTORY OF GAY MARRIAGE
From Time magazine, written in a friendly but not especially authoritative way in my opinion. While brief I think this piece does miss key angles to the global eqality debates. That said its mere publication is TIME is useful and welcome.
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Jul 10
EMOTIONAL SCENES IN ARGENTINA
By Bob Witeck, with thanks to Rex Wockner. Spanish language reporting here
By good luck and rare timing, I am in Buenos Aires today with thousands of jubilant Argentine citizens and was able to attend and to witness this historic signing of the law introducing gay marriage at the Casa Rosada.
Afterwards, with immense serendipity, I was included with a handful of others led by Pablo DeLuca and Gustavo Noguera, with the Argentine LGBT Chamber, along with Justin Nelson and Chance Mitchell from NGLCC as well as New York based journalists Mike Luongo and Mark Chesnut, to stop by President Cristina’s office after the ceremony for what turned out to be nearly a half-hour personal conversation with her and a few of her staff.
With my near-extinct knowledge of Spanish, I was sadly reduced to witnessing this historic private moment. But like some immesnsely beautiful art films, there are times when words are somewhat powerless because feelings and emotions are so expressive and dominant.
In her office, after her official act was complete, she was captivating, dramatic, ebullient, intense and embracing — still touched by the poignancy of the signing ceremony itself. After she signed the legislation in the public space downstairs, we witnessed hundreds of the attendees inside the room and outside as well, begin to press forward to touch her, hug her, hand her flowers, seek photos with her …
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Jul 10
HERE COMES THE DOMINO EFFECT
First Argentina … now Argentina’s neighbors – Uruguay and Paraguay – will also consider legalizing gay marriage. Chile is preparing to debate a bill that recognizes gay and lesbian couples with civil unions.
Uruguay has for some time been dropping bad laws and supporting gay rights, including civil unions, for the last six years.
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Jul 10
ARGENTINA VOTES YES!
The Argentinian senate has just voted 33-27 to legalise gay marriage.
Marriage equality has come to South America! And first in a country where 91% consider themselves Catholic – that’s the definition of progress.
