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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Mon Aug 5, 2013, 03:35 PM Aug 2013

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Same-sex marriage bill comes into force in Uruguay

Source: BBC

From the article at the BBC website:

"Two gay men who have been a couple for 14 years have become the first to register to marry in Uruguay, hours after a law came into force allowing same-sex marriages in the country.

Rodrigo Borda, 39, and Sergio Miranda, 45, said it was a day of much joy and emotion, but also of responsibility."

Mazel tov!

Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-23571197

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Same-sex marriage bill comes into force in Uruguay (Original Post) shenmue Aug 2013 OP

Congrats to them, and all gay/lesbian couples in Uruguay dbackjon Aug 2013 #1

I thought it took a Paraguays jberryhill Aug 2013 #2

Uruguay is looking more and more like a very progressive country !! YOHABLO Aug 2013 #3

Come on... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2013 #4

Deserves it as much as anything else. Socal31 Aug 2013 #6

Uruguay impressing me lately. Socal31 Aug 2013 #5

dbackjon

(6,578 posts)

1. Congrats to them, and all gay/lesbian couples in Uruguay

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Aug 5, 2013, 03:40 PM

Aug 2013

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

2. I thought it took a Paraguays

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Aug 5, 2013, 04:03 PM

Aug 2013

YOHABLO

(7,358 posts)

3. Uruguay is looking more and more like a very progressive country !!

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Aug 5, 2013, 04:35 PM

Aug 2013

They recently decriminalized the use and carry of marijuana and now allowing same sex marriages. Who knew?

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

4. Come on...

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Mon Aug 5, 2013, 07:41 PM

Aug 2013

just one more rec for greatest page.

Socal31

(2,484 posts)

6. Deserves it as much as anything else.

Reply to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #4)

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 12:55 AM

Aug 2013

Socal31

(2,484 posts)

5. Uruguay impressing me lately.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Tue Aug 6, 2013, 12:54 AM

Aug 2013

Are they not as Catholic as some LA countries? Pardon my ignorance and laziness.

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