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Being Latino readers probably already know that Latin America is an interesting mixtureof both progressive and oppressive laws concerning same-sex relationships. We’ve covered before how several countries allow sax-same marriages in at least parts of the individual countries. But now news coming from Uruguay has tipped the scale a little further towards the progressive side. Read More
On Thursday, March 14th Republican Senator Rob Portman from Ohio expressed his support for gay marriage, the only current Republican Senator to do so, after a process which started with his son coming out to him as gay two years ago. A lot of the subsequent media response has been to: a) praise another politician’s Read More
As state capitals on the U.S. mainland move toward affirming the equal rights of gays, a large cross section of Puerto Rico remains firmly opposed: “A multitude of diverse religious denominations gathered yesterday in front of the Capital to participate in ‘Puerto Rico Rises in Defense of the Family’ and proclaim that they represent the Read More
On Monday, a D.C.-based LGBT*-focused newspaper, the Washington Blade, reported that the Democratic Party platform drafting committee has unanimously voted to include a marriage equality plank in the party’s platform: “Retiring gay Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.), who sits on the committee, told the Washington Blade on Monday that the 15-member panel unanimously backed the inclusion Read More
It’s only been three weeks since President Obama voiced his personal support for same-sex marriage, making him the first sitting-president to do so, and unleashing a swelling of media coverage. And while this news has died down in the media, there are still plenty of developments, both in the United States and in Latin America, Read More