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CHILE GAY PARADE PRIDE 2010 X390 (SOURCED) | ADVOCATE.COM
Chile's gay pride parade, 2010
Chilean newspaper La Tercera reported today that the nation's government is
considering legislation that would legally recognize same-sex civil unions.
According to the Santiago-based paper, the bill — which could be presented
to Congress as early as next week — would “grant legal rights to gay
couples who have lived together for more than one year.”
Despite the heated debate the issue has caused in the predominantly Catholic
country, last month Chilean president Sebastian Pinera was quoted by the
newspaper El Mercurio as saying he wanted to safeguard “the dignity of
those couples, whether of the opposite or even the same sex.”
If the legislation passes, Chile will be the fifth South American country to
legalize same-sex civil unions, joining Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, and
Uruguay. Argentina offers marriage rights to gay couples. |
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