The U.S., Argentina and the freedom to marry
Posted on Jul 21, 2010 at 07:30 am
Glenn Greenwald: "It's worthwhile now and then to take stock of the vast disparity between how we [the US] like to think of ourselves and reality."
"When a country with Argentina's history and background becomes but the latest country to legally recognize the freedom to marry -- largely as the result of a population which demanded it -- that disparity becomes quite clear."
51% of California voters support marriage equality, poll finds
Posted on Jul 20, 2010 at 04:45 pm
Although a majority of California voters say they support the freedom to marry, that endorsement is about the same as it was two years ago when voters told pollsters that they approved of the idea but still voted to ban marriages of same-sex couples.
Free Mexico honeymoon for first same-sex couple married in Argentina
Posted on Jul 16, 2010 at 02:30 pm
Mexico City has offered a free honeymoon to the first same-sex couple to marry in Argentina under a new law.
The freedom to marry in Argentina - will other nations follow?
Posted on Jul 16, 2010 at 08:51 am
Argentina has now gone the furthest in support of the freedom to marry of any nation in Latin America, and proponents are hoping the move influences other nations.
“I think it will have enormous impact in Argentina and South America and around the world, including in the US, because it signifies the tremendous momentum in favor of the freedom to marry," says Evan Wolfson, executive director of Freedom to Marry.
Argentina legalizes the freedom to marry in historic vote
Posted on Jul 15, 2010 at 08:32 am
Argentina legalized marriage for same-sex couples on Thursday, becoming the first country in Latin America to grant gays and lesbians all the legal rights, responsibilities and protections that marriage brings to heterosexual couples.
Video: Argentina President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner - fierce advocate
Posted on Jul 14, 2010 at 03:45 pm
Days before the Argentinean senate was to vote on a historic marriage equality bill (the vote is today), President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner voiced her strongest support yet for the bill.
Kirchner, who is in a diplomatic visit to China and won't be in Argentina when the vote takes place, has said that she will not veto the bill if it arrives on her desk after the senate vote. The lower House of Deputies already approved a version of the bill.
Mexico City sees 271 weddings of same-sex couples in 4 months
Posted on Jul 07, 2010 at 12:00 pm
Mexico City has seen 271 gay and lesbian couples get married since the capital enacted the first law in Latin America explicitly honoring marriages of same-sex couples.
Video: Argentian (Spanish language/subtitled) ad in support of the freedom to marry
Posted on Jul 07, 2010 at 08:10 am
Check out this powerful ad (Spanish language/subtitled) in support of the freedom to marry in Argentina.
Interesting connections to the past and their relevance to marriage equality today are highlighted.
NY Sen. Ruben Diaz wins, freedom to marry recognition bill dropped
Posted on Jul 03, 2010 at 08:51 am
A provision in New York's spending bill that sought to allow married gay and lesbian couples to file joint state tax returns was dropped Tuesday after Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. objected to its inclusion and threatened to vote against the measure.
Argentina’s Senate rejects call for referendum on the freedom to marry
Posted on Jul 01, 2010 at 09:30 am
Members of the Argentine Senate have rejected a call by the Roman Catholic Church to put a marriage equality bill up for a vote, La Nacion reported.