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Same-sex marriage bill comes into force in Uruguay
Source: BBC
From the article at the BBC website:
"Two gay men who have been a couple for 14 years have become the first to register to marry in Uruguay, hours after a law came into force allowing same-sex marriages in the country.
Rodrigo Borda, 39, and Sergio Miranda, 45, said it was a day of much joy and emotion, but also of responsibility."
Mazel tov!
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23571197
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Same-sex marriage bill comes into force in Uruguay (Original Post)
shenmue
Aug 2013
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dbackjon
(6,578 posts)1. Congrats to them, and all gay/lesbian couples in Uruguay
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)2. I thought it took a Paraguays
YOHABLO
(7,358 posts)3. Uruguay is looking more and more like a very progressive country !!
They recently decriminalized the use and carry of marijuana and now allowing same sex marriages. Who knew?
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)4. Come on...
just one more rec for greatest page.
Socal31
(2,484 posts)6. Deserves it as much as anything else.
Socal31
(2,484 posts)5. Uruguay impressing me lately.
Are they not as Catholic as some LA countries? Pardon my ignorance and laziness.