10 year-long fight came to an end after Chile’s Congress passed a law to legalize same-sex marriage on 7th December afterall ‘love is love’. In a milestone for the conservative South American nation after a decade-long legal battle and with the country elegantly poised ahead of the election.
“Today is a historic day, our country has approved same-sex marriage, one more step forward in terms of justice, in terms of equality, recognizing that love is love,” Minister of Social Development Karla Rubilar said.
Sebastian Pinera, President has assisted the bill and is expected to sign it into law. Chile’s Senate and lower house of parliament both voted massively in favor of the bill on December 7, which had earlier been partially approved in November before the Senate sent it back to a committee to analyze ambiguities.
The voting winds up a process that began, when the first bill was introduced, aided by then-president Michelle Bachelet. Chile is now poised to join over 20 countries globally with legal same-sex marriage, including Brazil, Costa Rice, Argentina, Uruguay, and Colombia.
Chile is about to elect its new president on December 19, electing between a social conservative Jose Antonio Kast and Gabriel Boric. Both of them offer very different visions for the country’s future.
The law that will come into motion after 90 days after it is published in the Official Gazette was hailed by the couples and the right groups, opening the door for both parents in a same-sex couple to receive full legal recognition.
Isabel Amor, the executive director of the equality group Iguales said, “This is cause for all Chilean society to celebrate”
