The decision to let Alex Freyre and Jose Maria Di Bello marry, if it stands, would allow the first same-sex marriage in South America and would speed along same-sex marriage arguments being discussed in Congress. Via Reuters:
An Argentine judge has granted a homosexual couple permission to get married, setting a precedent that could pave the way for the Catholic country to become the first in Latin America to allow same-sex marriage.
This week’s ruling by Judge Gabriela Seijas in Buenos Aires, which became the region’s first city to approve civil unions between same sex couples in 2002, may increase pressure on lawmakers to debate a gay marriage bill currently deadlocked in Congress.
“The law should treat everyone with the same respect according to their singularities, without the need to understand or regulate them,” Seijas said in her ruling, which could still be overturned by city authorities.
This would put Argentina ahead of Uruguay in the race to marriage equality in South America.
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