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Chile same-sex marriage: Pinera vows to push bill in surprising move
Source: BBC
Chile same-sex marriage: Piñera vows to push bill in surprising move
2 June 2021
Chile's president has vowed to push a same-sex marriage bill that is stalled in Congress, a surprising move that stunned his conservative allies.
"I think the time for equal marriage has come," said Sebastián Piñera, whose popularity has plummeted after street protests and a worsening economy.
The country's LGBT community has long pushed for the legislation in the historically Catholic country.
But one of the president's allies labelled the decision as a "betrayal".
The country approved civil unions between same-sex couples in 2015, allowing them to register for a Civil Union Agreement (AUC) that gives some legal benefits.
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2 June 2021
Chile's president has vowed to push a same-sex marriage bill that is stalled in Congress, a surprising move that stunned his conservative allies.
"I think the time for equal marriage has come," said Sebastián Piñera, whose popularity has plummeted after street protests and a worsening economy.
The country's LGBT community has long pushed for the legislation in the historically Catholic country.
But one of the president's allies labelled the decision as a "betrayal".
The country approved civil unions between same-sex couples in 2015, allowing them to register for a Civil Union Agreement (AUC) that gives some legal benefits.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-57328188
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