Tag: Christian Paula
Ecuador just legalized same-sex marriages
The Constitutional Court in Ecuador ruled in favor of marriage equality yesterday, making it the fifth country in South America to do so.
The court ruled in a 5-4 decision that the country’s constitutional ban on marriage for same-sex couples was discriminatory. The judges said that their decision is binding on the country.
“It means Ecuador is more egalitarian,” said Christian Paula, a lawyer with the LGBTQ organization Patka Foundation. “It recognizes that human rights must be for all people without discrimination.”
The case...
