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22 Jul 2010

Argentina becomes the first country in Latin America to legalise same-sex marriage

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on Wednesday convened a ceremony at the Casa Rosada government house in downtown Buenos Aires to formally sign into law a bill making Argentina the first country in Latin America to legalise marriage for same-sex couples.

"Today we are a society that is a little more egalitarian than last week," the Buenos Aires Herald quoted President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner as saying at the signing ceremony.

President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner 

“Life is continually changing us… these issues have to do with the condition of human beings, with aspiring for equality; they’re things that cannot divide us, but should rather unite us… We didn't take anything away from anyone; we gave rights to those who didn't have them."

The president added that her country had not just "enacted a law, but rather a social, transversal, diverse, plural, all-encompassing construction, which doesn't belong to anyone but society."

The law, which was approved by the Senate last week following a debate that lasted nearly 15 hours (33 votes in favor, 27 against and 3 abstentions), grants same-sex couples the full legal protections and responsibilities that marriage gives to heterosexual couples, including the ability to inherit property and to jointly adopt children.

The South American country is the tenth in the world – and the first in Latin America – to codify gay marriage.

Time reports that the move has already "sent shockwaves through the Americas" while other media outlets have positioned the legalisation of gay marriage as a "defeat of the Roman Catholic church". 

In a report titled "Gay law in Argentina signals waning Catholic power," Reuters quoted Ana Maria Bidegain, a religious studies professor at Florida International University, as saying: "Evidently the Church has been losing presence and influence regarding political decisions, which is part of a secularization process... People are still Catholic and they still believe in the fundamentals ... but they no longer agree with what (the Church) says regarding morality."

Civil registries across the country will now begin processing long lists of marriage applications from gay couples. The first such ceremony in Buenos Aires is set for Aug 13.

Nations that have legalised gay marriage (via Time)

• The Netherlands (2000)
• Spain (2005)
• Canada (2005)
• Belgium (2006)
• South Africa (2006)
• Norway (2008)
• Sweden (2009)
• Portugal (2010)
• Iceland (2010)
• Argentina (2010)

Argentina

讀者回應

1. 2010-07-22 20:58  
bravo bravo ....long live Cristina and the 33 who voted in favour of this ....what a beautiful .."Today we are a society that is a little more egalitarian than last week,"
2. 2010-07-22 21:17  
Glad enough there have enough sense to see the light and know the truth. Time will tell that everything's gonna be alright!
修改於2010-07-23 19:27:40
3. 2010-07-23 00:02  
Sung to the tune of the famous song:

Don't cry for me Argentina, unless you are at my wedding.
I want to thank you for your example.
The world has noticed. The world will follow....

Muchos gracias!
4. 2010-07-23 00:03  
latina I love u
5. 2010-07-23 00:13  
Wow.... Argentina is a shining light in the Southern Hemisphere! they have some brave leaders there who truly understand what equality is.
I wonder which country in Asia would be the first to allow same-sex marriage? Nepal? Taiwan maybe?
6. 2010-07-23 00:31  
euro-asian....i think india....
7. 2010-07-23 01:43  
Congrats to all Argentinians. What a lovely President, and country, these days. Such a change from the days of the murderous military junta that made the serious mistake of taking on the dreaded ("don't Falk with me Argentina") Margaret Thatcher.

The Time article linked at the bottom is interesting too - it seems most countries that have passed equal marriage laws inherited the Napoleonic code and marriage is strictly a civil affair - a religious ceremony is like an optional extra, but you have to have a civil (secular) ceremony. Strange that France itself has not gone the marriage route.
8. 2010-07-23 01:59  
Muchas Felicitaciones a Argentina por ser el primer pais Latino Americano que no solamente a dado el primer paso, mas el de ser el primer pais del cono sur que da el ejemplo para que el resto de los paises de la America Latina tambien contribuyan hacia el reconocimiento de la gente gay y lesbiana hacia los derechos como los tienen las parejas/matrimonios heterosexuales. Y sobreto que Viva La Presidenta!!!
9. 2010-07-23 03:20  
Cristina-Usted es un icono. Dios los bendiga!
10. 2010-07-23 11:09  
Great to be in the country when this all happened
11. 2010-07-23 12:20  
Can someone translate the gist or the most important parts of the President's speech as seen in the youtube video? Thanks!
12. 2010-07-23 17:12  
Yay for Latin America!
13. 2010-07-24 06:44  
@11- I'm still not able to get the full transcript but hopefully this may help:

http://buenosairesherald.com/BreakingNews/View/39943

14. 2010-07-24 08:46  
worth to celebrate
15. 2010-07-31 08:34  
If you are asian, you can get married in argentina, the low is not only for argentine citizens, is for all who is in argentine land.!
proud of my country.
16. 2010-08-04 15:16  
Can I marry you, Cristina? You're sooooooooo lovely! :-*

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