The now spouses were accompanied by their two children, relatives and friends, and at the end of the ceremony they described the new legislation as “an important step for the country.”
“We feel proud and privileged to be here. We hope to be representing the entire community accordingly, we know that it is something important for all of Chile and it is the beginning of a country that is beginning to work on equality”Javier Silva said.
El Movilh, through its Twitter account, celebrated the union between Javier and Jaime with a “Long live Chile! Same-sex marriage has already entered into full force.”
Minutes later, the second equal marriage was celebrated between Consuelo Morales and Pabla Heuser, who said that “we are living a dream that we did not think we were going to live”, after 17 years of relationship.
“Now, our daughter Florencia is no longer an illegitimate daughter,” they said at the exit of the ceremony.
The bill was presented in 2017 by the former president Michelle Bachelet and after four years of processing in Congress, in December 2021, it was promulgated by the president Sebastian Pinera.
The law grants same-sex couples each and every one of the duties and rights enjoyed by heterosexual marriages.
Likewise, the law guarantees that individuals are not discriminated against due to their sexual orientation and gender identity, for the purposes of custody of sons or daughters, filiation and adoption, whether or not the couples are united in marriage and have or have not had their children. or daughters through assisted fertilization.
In addition, the maternity and paternity of trans women and men is recognized in the birth certificates of their sons or daughters, and it was even determined that the order of the surnames of same-sex couples will be defined by the parents, and that in case If an agreement is not reached, the Civil Registry will submit it to a draw.
The law also provides pensions for widows or widowers, as well as work permits in the event of the birth of sons or daughters.
In this way, Chile becomes the eighth country in Latin America to make same-sex marriage possible, along with Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Uruguay, Ecuador and Costa Rica.
Source: Ambito
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