News on Argentina

Brazil top court recognizes same-sex civil unions

2011-05-06T01:30:16Z

Brazil's Supreme Court recognized the legal rights of same-sex partners in "stable" civil unions, Chief Justice Cezar Peluso announced.

The 10 justices unanimously ruled that partners in a same-sex union had the same legal rights as a man and woman in a marriage.

"Those who opt for a homosexual union cannot be treated less than equally as ci...

Argentine gays proud of 500 same-sex marriages

2010-11-06T19:00:34Z

Argentine gay pride parade celebrates 500 same-sex marriages, goes for transgender rights

Thousands marched in Argentina's Gay Pride parade on Saturday, celebrating the country's status as the first in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage and vowing to campaign for new rights for transgender people.

More than 500 same-s...

Activists In Paraguay Optimistic About Upcoming Gay Marriage Debate

2010-10-05T09:15:09Z

Supporters of gay marriage in Paraguay say they have a good chance of having the legislation approved

Supporters of gay marriage in Paraguay say they have a good chance of having the legislation approved.

The debate on whether to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry in the Roman Catholic stronghold kicked off Saturday with two large demonstrations.

Opponents of marriage equality protested at town s...

The Slow March Toward Gay Marriage Rights

2010-10-04T20:38:08Z

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Chile Senator Fulvio Rossi Introduces Gay Marriage Bill

2010-08-03T15:31:08Z

Chile Senator Fulvio Rossi introduced a gay marriage bill on Tuesday

Two days after promising he would back a gay marriage bill, Chile Senator Fulvio Rossi, the president of the Socialist Party, introduced the measure on Tuesday, the Spanish news agency EFE reported.

“We are establishing more rights, we are deepening democracy, and we are estab...

Chilean Senator To Introduce Gay Marriage Bill

2010-08-01T18:00:13Z

Chilean Senator Fulvio Rossi announced Sunday he'll introduce a gay marriage bill shortly

Chilean Senator Fulvio Rossi announced Sunday he'll introduce a gay marriage bill shortly, the Spanish news agency EFE reported.

The announcement follows quick on the heels of Latin America's first gay marriage law taking effect in A male couple together for 27 years were the first to marry in Argentina under a new law legalizing gay marriage

A male couple together for 27 years were the first to marry in Argentina under a new law legalizing gay marriage.

Architect Juan Carlos Navarro, 54, married his partner Miguel Angel Calefato, 65, in a ceremony that took place Frida...

Argentine couples wed under new gay marriage law

2010-07-30T07:45:07Z

First gay couples tie the knot in Argentina as same-sex marriage law takes effect

An architect and a retired office worker are the first couple to wed under Argentina's historic law legalizing same-sex marriage.

Jose Luis Navarro and Miguel Angel Calefato said "I do" Friday morning in the city of Frias, An online survey has found that a majority of Argentinians approve of gay marriage

An online survey has found that a majority of Argentinians approve of gay marriage.

The survey was conducted by Argentina's 110-year-old paper El Debate.

The paper asked: “A few hours ago and after prolonged discussion, Argentina became the first Latin American country that allows marriage betwee...

Are Conservative Christians Losing or Forfeiting War on Gay Marriage?

2010-09-10T23:57:44Z

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Give in to the ease of Argentina

2010-11-02T12:18:27Z

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Paraguay Next To Consider Gay Marriage

2010-07-17T09:15:14Z

Gay activists in Paraguay say they'll legalize gay marriage next

Gay activists in Paraguay say they'll legalize gay marriage next.

The gay rights group SOMOSGAY (we are gay) tweeted celebratory messages Thursday to Argentina for becoming the first nation in Latin America to legalize gay marr...

First gay marriage in Argentina set for August 13

2010-07-16T16:15:42Z

Argentina's first gay marriage under a law passed this week was set for August 13 between a 61-year-old man and his 60-year-old partner, officials said Friday.

The first union was authorized by municipal officials in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires for actor Ernesto Rodriguez Larrese, 60, and

Argentina legalizes gay marriage in first for Latin America

2010-07-15T10:16:23Z

Argentina on Thursday became the first country in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage, following a landmark Senate vote which stirred controversy in the majority Roman Catholic nation.

The law was backed by the center-left government of President Cristina Kirchner and adopted i...

Gay Marriage About to Be Legal in Argentina

2010-11-02T14:07:17Z

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Argentina legalizes gay marriage

2010-07-15T04:16:09Z

Argentina on Thursday became the first country in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage, following a landmark Senate vote carried live on national television.

The law, backed by the center-left government of President Cristina Kirchner, was adopted in a 33-27 vote after 15 hours ...

Argentine Senate passes gay marriage bill

2010-07-15T02:45:21Z

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's Senate passed a gay marriage bill early on Thursday, clearing the way for the country to become the first in South America to allow same-sex couples to marry.

Following more than 14 hours of charged debate...

Argentina legalizes gay marriage in LatAm first

2010-07-15T01:16:11Z

Argentina on Thursday became the first country in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage, following a landmark Senate vote carried live on national television.

The law, backed by the center-left government of President Cristina Kirchner, was adopted in a 33-27 vote after 15 hours ...

Argentina's Senate to vote on gay marriage bill

2010-07-14T20:15:35Z

Lawmakers in Buenos Aires were to vote on a bill which would make Argentina the first country in Latin America to recognize gay marriage.

The measure to grant homosexual couples marriage rights cleared a first hurdle in the lower chamber in May, but Senate passage is likely to be much tougher.

Roman Catholic churc...

Catholic Church In Argentina Rallies Against Gay Marriage

2010-07-13T07:00:21Z

The Catholic Church in Argentina is rallying its faithful to demonstrate before Congress against a gay marriage bill

The Roman Catholic Church in Argentina is rallying its faithful to demonstrate before Congress against a gay marriage bill as senators prepare to consider the legislation, the AFA reported.

The Senate ...

Mormon church reaffirms opposition to gay marriage

2010-07-12T14:45:21Z

Mormon church reaffirms opposition to gay marriage in Argentina weighs gay union legalization

Mormon church leaders have sent a letter reaffirming the faith's position on gay marriage to its members in Argentina, where the government is debating whether to legalize gay unions.

Spokeswoman Kim Farah on Monday confirmed it was sent to An Argentine Roman Catholic cardinal has warned that the legalization of gay marriage is being driven by the Father of Lies

In urging the Argentine Senate to reject a gay marriage bill, a Roman Catholic cardinal has warned that the legalization of gay marriage is being driven by the Father of Lies, Telam reported.

The Senate is expected to vote Wednesday on a gay marriage bill approv...

Argentina gay marriage row serves broader government aim

2010-07-08T13:45:42Z

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's government is fighting to get a gay marriage bill through Congress to shore up its leftist credentials ahead of a 2011 vote and to steal the limelight from opposition-led proposals.

The Senate is due to vote next week on gay marriage, which would give homosexual couples the ri...

Key Argentine Senate Panel Advises Against Gay Marriage Bill

2010-07-06T14:45:08Z

A key panel in the Argentine Senate on Tuesday advised senators to reject a gay marriage bill

A key panel in the Argentine Senate on Tuesday advised senators to reject a gay marriage bill, Parlamentario.com reported.

Eight members of the Senate Gener...

Eighth Gay Couple Marries In Argentina

2010-06-30T22:15:16Z

Argentina's eighth gay marriage happened early Wednesday morning in Buenos Aires

Two men married early Wednesday morning in Buenos Aires, Argentina, bringing the number of gay marriages performed in the country since December up to eight, Telam reported.

Argentina does not permit same-sex couples to marry, but a string of recent judici...

Thousands Rally For Gay Marriage In Argentina

2010-10-22T09:32:24Z

More than 4,000 people rallied Thursday in Cordoba to urge the Argentine Senate to approve a gay marriage bill

More than 4,000 people rallied Thursday in Cordoba to urge the Argentine Senate to approve a gay marriage bill, various media outlets reported.

Demonstrators marched on the Plaza de la Intendencia, where they held banners, chanted slogans and listened to speeches in favo...

Increasing Pols In Latin America Support Gay Marriage, Unions

2010-06-19T13:30:19Z

An increasing number of lawmakers in Latin America support recognition of gay unions, including marriage

An increasing number of lawmakers in Latin America support recognition of gay unions, including marriage.

The trend kicked into gear two years ago when Uruguay's leftist Preside...

Argentine Senate To Tour Gay Marriage Debate

2010-10-22T09:31:50Z

Argentina's Senate begins a touring gay marriage debate on Tuesday

Argentina's Senate begins a touring gay marriage debate on Tuesday, Spanish news agency EFE reported.

The gay marriage bill, approved in May by Argentina's lower house, the Chamber of Deputies (The Argentine city of Lomas de Zamora has approved a resolution urging senators to vote in favor of a gay marriage bill

The Argentine city of Lomas de Zamora has approved a resolution urging senators to vote in favor of a gay marriage bill, Inforegion.com reported.

City leaders approved the resolution on an 8-1 vote, with an a...

Argentina's Lower House Approves Gay Marriage Bill

2010-05-05T06:45:16Z

Argentina's Chamber of Deputies (la Camara de Diputados) has approved a gay marriage bill

Argentina's Chamber of Deputies (la Camara de Diputados) has approved a gay marriage bill, news agency Telam reported.

The country's lower house approved the bill in a 125-to-109 vote.

Lawmakers deba...

Former Argentine President To Vote In Favor Of Gay Marriage

2010-05-03T06:15:40Z

Nestor Kirchner, Argentina's former president and a current national deputy, says he'll vote in favor of a gay marriage bill

Nestor Kirchner, Argentina's former president and a current national deputy, says he'll vote in favor of a gay marriage bill.

After failing to gain sufficient support to open debate on the bill last Wednesday,

Argentina Celebrates Fifth Gay Marriage

2010-05-01T13:15:18Z

Just days after the Argentine Congress postponed debate on a gay marriage bill, a fifth gay couple has married in the country's capital

Just days after the Argentine Congress postponed debate on a gay marriage bill, a fifth gay couple has married in the country's capital, the Argentine news agency Telam reported.

The gay rights group Federation Argentine of Les...

Argentine Lawmakers Postpone Gay Marriage Debate

2010-04-30T08:15:25Z

Gay marriage proponents in Argentina's Chamber of Deputies failed to gain sufficient support to open debate on a bill Wednesday

Gay rights proponents in Argentina's Chamber of Deputies (la Camara de Diputados) failed to gain sufficient support to open debate on a gay marriage bill Wednesday, but lawmak...

Argentine Lawmakers To Debate Gay Marriage Bill Wednesday

2010-04-29T08:31:17Z

BREAKING NEWS: Lawmakers in Argentina to debate gay marriage Wednesday

Argentina's House of Representatives (la Camara de Diputados) will begin to debate a gay marriage bill Wednesday, various Argentine news agencies are reporting.

The bill recei...

Argentina's First Gay Marriage Nullified

2010-04-20T08:45:33Z

An Argentine judge has nullified Latin America's first gay marriage

An Argentine judge has nullified Latin America's first gay marriage, Spanish news agency EFE reported.

Magistrate Marcos Meillien declared the marriage of Alejandro Freyre, 39, and Jose Maria Di Bello, 41...

Argentine judge voids Latin America's first gay marriage

2010-04-15T17:15:53Z

A judge in Argentina has annulled the first gay marriage in Latin America, state media said Thursday, but the two men in the groundbreaking union said they would appeal the decision.

Judge Marcos Mellien, in the southern city of Ushuaia where the wedding took place last D...

Second gay marriage in Argentina

2010-03-03T10:17:19Z

Two men married on Wednesday in Buenos Aires in what was Argentina's second gay marriage, a rights group confirmed.

Damian Bernath and Jorge Salazar "married on Wednesday at a Civil Registry office, and decided to do it completely privately," said Maria Rachid, who ...

Mexico City enacts region's 1st gay marriage law

2010-10-22T15:43:44Z

Mexico City enacts first gay marriage law in Latin America, to take effect in March

Mexico City enacted Latin America's first law recognizing gay marriage Tuesday and said it hopes to attract same-sex couples from around the world to wed.

The law, approved by city legislators on Dec. 21, was published in Mexico City's official register Tuesday and ...

Argentina hosts first gay marriage in Latin America

2010-04-16T08:03:19Z

Two men from Argentina have become the first homosexuals to legally marry in heavily Roman Catholic Latin America, after the governor of southernmost Tierra del Fuego province let them wed.

"We got married today in Ushuaia," the windswept provincial capital, an exulta...

Argentina Holds First Latin American Gay Marriage

2010-04-16T08:04:08Z

After a December 1 false start, Argentina became the first nation to recognize the marriage of a gay couple

After a December 1 false start, Argentina became the first nation in Latin America to recognize the marriage of a gay couple, the 'Buenos Aires Herald' reported.

The wedding of

Gay marriage in Argentina is 1st in Latin America

2010-04-16T08:04:21Z

Argentine couple travel to Tierra del Fuego for Latin America's 1st gay marriage

They had to travel to the ends of the Earth to do it, but two Argentine men succeeded in becoming Latin America's first same-sex married couple.

After their first attempt to wed earlier this month in Buenos ...

Argentine couple holds first Latin America gay wedding

2010-04-16T08:04:19Z

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Two Argentine men wed in Latin America's first same-sex marriage on Monday, helped by a provincial governor who ignored a court ruling that blocked their marriage plans earlier this month.

Alex Freyre, 39, and Jose Maria Di Bello, 41, were married in the southern Argentine city of...

Argentina's gays to launch legal offensive for right to wed

2010-04-16T08:22:21Z

Argentina's gay community launched Tuesday a major bid to compel the government to legalize same-sex marriage, saying they planned to file dozens of simultaneous appeals across the country.

"On Tuesday or Wednesday of next week we will be filing at least 50 appeals at court in Buenos Aires and in 14 provinces," said Maria Rach...

Argentina's Top Court To Decide Gay Marriage

2010-04-16T08:45:23Z

Argentina's Supreme Court says it will take up a controversial gay marriage case

Argentina's top court on Tuesday announced it would decide on a controversial gay marriage ruling that has halted Latin America's first same-sex wedding from taking place, the 'Argentina's Supreme Court entered a fray over same-sex marriage Tuesday, just hours after a lower court blocked Latin America's first legal wedding of two men, a justice said Tuesday.

"The court will be ruling on the issue because it already has been considering a case, which is not that of these two young men," one of the justices,

Gay marriage weighed by Argentina's high court as grooms protest

2010-04-16T08:45:38Z

Argentina's Supreme Court has taken up the issue of same-sex marriage, just hours after a lower court blocked Latin America's first legal wedding of two men, a justice said Tuesday.

"The court will be ruling on the issue because it already has been considering a case, which is not that of these two young men," one of the justices, Latin America's first gay marriage fails to materialize amid judicial tug-of-war

An Argentine couple's attempt to unite in Latin America's first gay marriage was thwarted Tuesday when city officials decided to block the wedding because of conflicting judicial rulings.

Jose Maria Di Bello and A...

First Latin American Gay Marriage Coming Tuesday

2010-04-16T08:47:40Z

Latin America's first gay marriage will take place Tuesday in Argentina

Latin America's first gay marriage will take place Tuesday in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The marriage of Alejandro Freyre, 39, and Jose Maria Di Bello, 41, is certai...

Judge puts Latin America's first gay marriage on hold

2010-06-12T00:18:52Z

An Argentine judge blocked Monday Latin America's first gay marriage, overturning an earlier appeal on the eve of the wedding and saying the Supreme Court must decide on its constitutionality.

A November 13 ruling by Judge Gabriela Seijas ordered the civil registry to make official the marriage of Alejand...

Judge aims to bar first Latin America gay wedding

2010-04-16T08:47:03Z

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A last-minute court ruling Monday cast doubt over whether two Argentine men will be able to wed as planned in Latin America's first legal gay marriage.

Alex Freyre and Jose Maria Di Bello were granted a marriage license earlier this month by a Buenos Aires judge who overruled a ba...

Gay couple hopes wedding sets precedent in Argentina

2010-04-16T09:02:48Z

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Two Argentine men who will soon wed in Latin America's first legal same-sex marriage hope it will pave the way for other homosexual couples in Argentina to marry.

Alex Freyre and Jose Maria Di Bello were granted a marriage license ...

First Latin America gay marriage on December 1

2010-04-16T09:06:37Z

Latin America's first gay marriage will be held on World AIDS Day on December 1, the Argentine couple, who are both HIV positive, said Monday.

"We will become husband and husband," said Alejandro Freyre, 39, and Jose Maria Di Bello, 41, after they were given the date by the

Buenos Aires grants first marriage license to gays

2010-06-12T00:18:59Z

Buenos Aires marriage license is a first for same-sex couples in Latin America

Two men were granted a marriage license in Argentina's capital on Monday, breaking ground in a country and region where laws ban gay marriage.

Jose Maria Di Bello<...

Argentine Court Opens Door To Gay Marriage

2010-04-16T09:09:20Z

An Argentine judge has rule in favor of allowing a gay couple to marry, opening the door to gay marriage in Latin America

An Argentine judge has rule in favor of allowing a gay couple to marry, opening the door to gay marriage for the first time in Latin America, the AFP reported.

Judge Gabriela Seijas ordered government officials to ...

Argentine Congress considers same-sex marriage

2010-04-16T09:32:55Z

Argentine Congress considers legalizing same-sex marriage despite church opposition

Is Argentina ready to become Latin America's first nation to legalize gay marriage?

Gay and lesbian activists think so — and they have a growing number of supporters in Congress, which...

APTOPIX Argentina Dakar Rally

2011-01-04T12:32:00Z

A biker races in the third stage of the 2011 Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally between San Miguel de Tucuman and Jujuy, Argentina, Tuesday Jan. 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Daniel Garcia, Pool)

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76ers Hornets Basketball

2011-01-03T20:01:22Z

New Orleans Hornets center Emeka Okafor, center, dunks on Philadelphia 76ers guard Jodie Meeks, left, forward Andres Nocioni, of Argentina, (5...

Rockets Trail Blazers Basketball

2011-01-02T21:30:38Z

Houston Rockets forward Luis Scola, left, from Argentina, looks for room against Portland Trail Blazers center Marcus Camby during the first half of their Cyril Despres, from France, gestures before the start of the 2011 Argentina-Chile Dakar Rally in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

76ers Lakers Basketball

2010-12-31T22:31:08Z

Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, left, dunks over Philadelphia 76ers forward Andres Nocioni, of Argentina, during the first half of an