Uruguay’s legislature is close to passing a proposal that would equally recognize some gay and straight civil unions in that country. Uruguay would be the first Latin American country to permit such legislation if the bill becomes law, which according to one legislator will take effect by mid-December: “This recognition of the legal status of couples ... recognizes the legal status of homosexual couples, which gives it a completely new dimension,” said Edgardo Ortuno, a member of the center-left ruling party.
While President Tabare Vazquez has sympathized with the civil union proposal, he has vowed to reject the legalizing of certain forms of abortion despite approval by the senate earlier this month.
Sources- 365gay.com, SignOnSanDiego.com, LifeSiteNews, Reuters
Image- International Herald Tribune (A group of men hang out in the “chill out” zone of Buenos Aires first luxury gay-friendly hotel)
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