The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has ruled that marriage equality should be recognised without discrimination. The court holds jurisdiction over all countries who are signatories to the American Convention of Human Rights, and will see same-sex marriage become legal in a number of Latin and North American nations. The ruling is a result of […]
Uruguay is set to become the twelfth nation in the world to legislate same sex marriage; it will also be the second in Latin America. Australian marriage advocates have welcomed the change, but highlighted that Australia is falling rapidly behind on the movement. “The majority of Australians who support marriage equality will look to what […]
A Spanish and Uruguayan couple has become the first gay couple to have their overbroad marriage recognised in Uruguay, having got married back in 2010. The ruling made by a Uruguayan judge entitles the married couple to the same rights and responsibilities as their straight married counterparts. The couple’s lawyer Michelle Suárez Bertora told La […]
