Tag: Ecuador

The first same-sex couple has gotten married in Ecuador since the country legalized marriage equality in June. Michelle Avilés, 23, and Alexandra Chávez, 41, got married yesterday at the civil registry office in Guayaquil after living together for four years. Civil registry official Andrea Albán presided over the marriage, and El Comercio posted video to Twitter. #GUAYAQUIL | La funcionaria del Registro Civil declara legalmente casadas a Alexandra Chávez y Michelle Avilés Video @elepaucar pic.twitter.com/uyaYVbdMb1 — El Comercio (@elcomerciocom) July 18, 2019 Lawyer Esther Sánchez...

Photo by Alvin Mahmudov on UnsplashSame-sex marriages are coming to Ecuador. 5 out of 9 judges in the South American country’s Constitutional Court ruled in favor of legalizing marriage equality after a long legal battle over the issue. The winning party in the court battle was a group of several couples and LGBTQ rights advocates. According to Deutsche Welle or DW, plaintiff Efraín Soria celebrated the announcement by saying it was, “a joy...

Yesterday, four-to-five members of Ecuador’s Constitutional Court voted to legalize same-sex marriage, signaling a cultural shift in the northwestern South American country of about 16 million people. But same-sex couples haven’t started tying the knot there just yet because the Court said the legislature needs to create laws to support the unions. Nevertheless, couples and allies have cheered the ruling. Before now, same-sex couples in Ecuador could legally register their “civil union” and receive the same rights and benefits as...

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...

Two Ecuadorian judges ruled in favor or marriage equality! The judges from the Family, Women, Children and Adolescents Court ruled in favor of two lesbian couples who had their marriage license applications rejected by the Civil Registry. Both Judges Iliana Vallejo and Ruth Alvarez ruled that the Civil Registry should “immediately” allow the women to get married. The two ruled this way after citing the historic Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruling from January that opened the door for same-sex marriage in...

A seven-year-old girl will now have her name registered and recognized by the Ecuadorian government, and that has some fantastic repercussions for gay marriage in the country. A historical Constitutional Court decision was made recently in Ecuador in relations to the rights of a young girl. The court decided in favor of seven-year-old Satya Amani Bicknell Rothon who was in court to decide if her rights had been violated. The court ultimately agreed so and ordered the Civil Registry office to...

A trans couple from Ecuador who made history when they had their first baby earlier this year have said they want to expand their flock. Diane Rodriguez – a prominent LGBT-activist – last year shared the exciting news that her boyfriend Fernando Machado was pregnant with their son. Ms Rodriguez and Mr Machado – who have been a couple since 2013 – believed their first pregnancy was the first of its kind in South America. The couple announced their pregnancy online, and...