Uruguay 's Congress has voted to legalise same-sex marriage, making it the second country in Latin America and the third in all the Americas to do so.

Seventy-one of 92 lawmakers in the lower house voted in favour of the proposal, one week after the senate passed it by a wide majority. President Jose Mujica is expected to sign the bill into law.

"I agree that family is the basis of society but I also believe that love is the basis of family. And love is neither homosexual nor heterosexual," said opposition lawmaker Fernando Amado of the centre-right Colorado party.

Uruguay is the 12th country to pass a law of this kind, according to Human Rights Watch. In the Americas, Argentina and Canada have approved gay marriage, and it is allowed in Mexico City and some parts of Brazil, as well as nine states of the US.

In Uruguay, a nation of about 3.3 million people, critics of the bill included the Catholic Church and other Christian organizations, which said it would endanger the institution of the family.

"We are opposed to this bill because we understand it distorts and changes the nature of the institution of marriage," said opposition lawmaker Gerardo Amarilla.

Damian Diaz, a 25-year-old teacher who is in a committed relationship with a man, said he was heartened by the move.

"We're definitely going to feel now that we live in a place where we're recognized for who we are, where we get more respect and more acceptance," he told Reuters Television.

Roughly half a million people marched through Paris in January to protest against the legalisation of same-sex marriage, underscoring opposition to the measure in parts of Europe.

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Good move, I must say.

gradually, every country go dey do am, until it gets to Nigeria's turn...and i know na Buhari go do am if em bcome president..to hell with apc..infct fashola fit do wam

the world is indeed coming to an end, i'll b the last living thing to embrace such evil!

maxwello.yg:
the world is indeed coming to an end, i'll b the last living thing to embrace such evil!

always on all gay threads. I know your type, closet gay!

Pink_Lezbian:
always on all gay threads. I know your type, closet gay!

Ubanki ya ci duru uwar shi

Pink_Lezbian:
always on all gay threads. I know your type, closet gay!

shut that foq up and face the topic.
You should be rejoicing that you have just taken over another country.

maxwello.yg:

shut that foq up and face the topic.
You should be rejoicing that you have just taken over another country.

now he is here to self-service over display pix

Time for that teeth vampire called Suarez to marry his boyfriend.lolz.

Uruguan Congress

Lesbian Couple waiting for the votes

Those in Favour say Aye,Those Against say Nay.The Aye's have it and History is made
[img]http://s1.reutersmedia.net/resources/r/?m=02&d=20130411&t=2&i=721133796&w=&fh=&fw=&ll=460&pl=300&r=CBRE93A03RA00[/img]
The jubilation begins

Pink_Lezbian:
now he is here to self-service over display pix

Your display pic? Yea it is sexy but I don't 'self-service'

WOW. Uruguay is one of the most liberal countries today

same sex marriage , Legalized pot and an atheist president

Love it!

Lmao.


9ja on the line now.

Notice in all of the countries that legalize it everyone/everywhere looks clean, organized, well educated and civil

Ikengawo: Notice in all of the countries that legalize it everyone/everywhere looks clean, organized, well educated and civil

you are right bro

We need to do smth about all these silly people bringing gay threads on nairaland... Why not move to uruaguay and enjoy your lives as gay?