Buenos Aires may allow foreign gay couples to marry in the city

[xchrom]

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/04/06/buenos-aires-may-allow-foreign-gay-couples-to-marry-in-the-city/

Argentina, which extended the definition of marriage in 2010 to include same-sex couples, and was the first country in Latin America to do so, may make it legal for gay foreigners to get married on their soil, and in Buenos Aires, in particular.

The considerations come on the back of urging by LGBT activists and the travel industry, as the capital is particularly popular with gay tourists. In the Province of Santa Fe, restrictions have already been eased to the extent that gay couples can get married within a week of their residency in the area.

Just last month, Simón Cazal and Sergio Lopez, both of Paraguay, became the first foreign same-sex couple to get married in Argentina. The ceremony took place in Rosario, a city roughly 300 km northwest of Buones Aires, where no right of residency is required for marriage, same-sex or heterosexual.

The federal government in Argentina had already promised that the Same-Sex Marriage Act would me amended to include LGBT visitors from other countries. Now, a lawmaker in Buenos Aires has introduced a draft bill in the City Legislature to allow foregin gay couples to marry therein without the need for a local address.

[William769]

1. Good.

[mitchtv]

2. Good, and this should help with tourism, too

It is a beautiful country