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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 11:19 PM
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Uruguayan president signs law legalizing gay couples
Edited on Thu Dec-27-07 11:19 PM by struggle4progress
Source: Xinhua

MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) - Uruguayan President Tabare Vazquez on Thursday signed a law that legalizes civil unions for homosexual couples, which is the first nationwide law of its kind in Latin America.

Under the new law which is to take effect on Jan. 1, 2008, gay and straight couples will be eligible for civil unions after living together for five years and will have rights similar to those granted to married couples on such matters as inheritance, pensions and child custody.

The bill was passed by the congress on Dec. 18, after heated debate.

The law was proposed by the ruling Broad Front Party, who described it as a "democratizing" measure that will protect people's life options ...


Read more: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-12/28/content_7328148.htm
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ColbertWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 11:20 PM
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1. Gay couples or gay marriage?
Not that there's anything wrong with it...
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 11:25 PM
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2. Civil unions
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tularetom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 11:41 PM
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3. Is that the 'guay where poppy bush bought like a bazillion acres?
Edited on Thu Dec-27-07 11:42 PM by tularetom
Hr ain't gonna be happy about this.
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FreepFryer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Dec-27-07 11:48 PM
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4. Wrong 'guay ;) (n/t)
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Lautremont Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-28-07 01:13 AM
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5. How could they do otherwise in a country whose name is pronounced
"You-are-gay"?
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crickets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-28-07 03:56 AM
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6. Aren't you just the cutest thing.
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