Politicians in Uruguay have voted to legalise gay marriage.<br /><br />The bill received the backing of 71 of the 92 members of the Chamber of Deputies present.<br /><br />Uruguay is the third country in the Americas after Canada and Argentina to make marriage adoption and other family rights available to homosexuals.<br /><br />In all 12 nations around the world have now taken this step.<br />No Comment | euronews: watch the international news without commentary | http://www.euronews.net/nocomment/
