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Race for second place

By on November 30, 2011

Three countries are in a neck-and-neck race to become the second South American nation to legalise same-sex marriage.

Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruled in July that Congress must legislate before June 20 2013 or marriage rights would be automatically granted to same-sex couples.

The Colombian Liberal Party and the Alternative Democratic alliance have drafted bills to legalise same-sex marriage. The Social Party of National Unity and the Colombian Greens have both drafted civil unions bills.

In Uruguay, a bill to legalise same-sex marriage was submitted to Parliament on September 6.

In Brazil, judges have been converting civil unions into legal marriages since June. Legislators are yet to pass national laws that would properly regulate the process for same-sex couples.

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2 Comments

  1. Brenty

    November 30, 2011 at 6:05 pm


    I wonder why? All Left of Centre Governments and political parties + the reality of some judges who know the value and dignity of human rights! If you want NOTHING to happen then vote Conservative!

  2. Michael

    December 1, 2011 at 7:36 am


    Meanwhile, we are stuck with Julia Gillard & her deep seated anti-equality beliefs that she has held firm on since 2004.
    In the following link, she was proudly stating her stance to the media way back in June 2004, publicly trying to get the homophobic marriage ban passed (which it did as we know on August 13th 2004, writing extra discrimination into law against us for the new millennium)- http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/01/1086037757556.html

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