Sebastián Piñera, the president of Chile, has promised to prioritise a bill legalising same-sex marriage which was first introduced to parliament in 2017, following the legal recognition of same-sex civil partnerships in 2015.
According to Reuters, the president said: “I think the time for equal marriage has come in our country,” during an annual address to Chilean lawmakers.
He continued: “All people, regardless of their sexual orientation, will be able to live, love and form a family with all the protection and dignity they need and deserve.” If Chile was to legalise same-sex marriage before Venezuela, which is also considering the move, it would become the sixth South American country to have marriage equality after Argentina, Brazil,.