Chile legalises same-sex marriage at fraught political moment
The measure will be signed into law during the final stretch of the presidential race in which the leading candidates are bitterly at odds on this and other issues.
Santiago, Chile | Legislators in Chile on Tuesday (Wednesday AEDT) legalised same-sex marriage, a landmark victory for gay rights activists that underscores how profoundly the country’s politics and society have shifted in the past decade.
By overwhelming majorities in both chambers, legislators put the unions of same-sex couples on par with others, making Chile the 31st nation to allow same-sex marriage and taking a significant step towards consolidating it as the norm in Latin America.
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