Same-Sex Marriage, Legalized in Chile.<br />Same-Sex Marriage, Legalized in Chile.<br />NPR News reports new legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in Chile was approved <br />in a landslide vote on December 7.<br />NPR News reports new legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in Chile was approved <br />in a landslide vote on December 7.<br />An overwhelming majority of both houses of Chile's Congress authorized the measure.<br />President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, had long been in opposition to the marriage equality legislation, but he reversed course earlier this year.<br />President of Chile, Sebastián Piñera, had long been in opposition to the marriage equality legislation, but he reversed course earlier this year.<br />I think the time <br />has come for <br />marriage equality <br />in our country. , Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile, via NPR News.<br />I think the time <br />has come for <br />marriage equality <br />in our country. , Sebastián Piñera, President of Chile, via NPR News.<br />Chile is now the eighth country in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage.<br />Gay couples in Chile will now have <br />access to expanded spousal <br />benefits, as well as the ability to adopt.<br />Marriage rights activists in Chile campaigned for changes for more than a decade.<br />The legislation itself sat idle in <br />Chile's Congress for four years.<br />It was initially introduced in 2017 by <br />former President Michelle Bachelet.<br />It was initially introduced in 2017 by <br />former President Michelle Bachelet.<br />After centuries <br />of abuse, the doors <br />of justice, equality, <br />and dignity have <br />opened to <br />same-sex couples. , LGBTQ rights group MOVILH, via Twitter.<br />After centuries <br />of abuse, the doors <br />of justice, equality, <br />and dignity have <br />opened to <br />same-sex couples. , LGBTQ rights group MOVILH, via Twitter
