Tag: same sex marrriage
Ecuador legalizes same-sex marriages, but gay couples still can’t adopt there
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...