“This progress, now expressed in concrete numbers, has revolutionized conception of a family which the state of Chile had, expanding equality for same-sex couples and especially for their children, which has a concrete impact on compliance best interests child and versatility human rights“, he added.

The Equal Marriage Law came into force on March 10, 2022, in accordance with an agreement that the government of Chile and Movilh signed before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR). Former Presidential Administration Michelle Bachelet was the one who drafted and submitted the proposal to the National Congress.

Separation of same-sex marriages and adoptions regions is divided as follows:

Chile, the country that former conservative and with a strong attachment to Catholicismtook important steps to protect sexual rights LGBTI+ communitymostly after the social outbreak in October 2019, according to EFE.

The Equal Marriage Law was approved by Chile in December 2021 under the government of the then President. Sebastian Pinera. Prior to this, homosexual couples could only unite under Civil Union Agreementa legal entity that does not recognize the right of origin.

With the adoption of this new law, Chile became eighth country in legalization same-sex marriage V Latin Americait is followed by Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay, Ecuador, Costa Rica and several states of Mexico, news cable reports.

EFE