Don't cry for me Argentina Gay Marriage Is Coming!

Thousands Rally 

For Gay Marriage In Argentina

 

More than 4,000 people rallied Thursday in Cordoba to urge the
Argentine Senate to approve a gay marriage bill, various media
 outlets reported.

Demonstrators marched on the Plaza de la Intendencia, where they
held banners, chanted slogans and listened to speeches in favor
of making Argentina the first Latin American country to legalize
marriage between two members of the same sex.

The bill was approved in May by Argentina's lower house,
the Chamber of Deputies (la Camara de Diputados). T
he Senate General Law Committee reviewing the bill has taken
its gay marriage debate on the road, with stops planned for
the cities of Salta, Tucuman, San Juan and Mendoza.
The four-city tour runs from June 14-28. The full Senate
 is scheduled to take up the bill on July 14, a Wednesday,
 where the measure faces an uncertain future.

Argentine President Christina Fernandez de Kirchner has said she
would not block the measure from becoming law, if approved
by senators.

Lawmakers in favor of gay marriage also spoke at the rally.

“Today nobody can say the existence of same-sex couples
 is abnormal,” Cordoba National Deputy Paula Cecilia Merchan
 told the crowd. “We are fighting, and I think we will ensure
 that the law is approved, so that these couples are recognized
in the same way heterosexual couples are. In that sense, I think
this fight has more to do with reality and cultural
and social conditions.”

Uruguay recognizes gay couples with civil unions and lawmakers
 legalized gay marriage in Mexico City last December. 
Chile is considering a civil unions law.

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