Chile has recently finalised the Equal Marriage Law. It
allows same sex couples to marry, and gives them full parental and
adoption rights in the workplace.
A growing number of countries are legalising same-sex marriage,
and Chile is no exception. However, this recognition of the rights
of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) Chileans is the
product of years of debate.
The project on legislating equal marriage dates back to March
2008, when a group of parliamentarians presented the initiative but
did not have sufficient support for its approval. Then, in 2010,
the initiative was again proposed, but it was also rejected.
In 2015, a Civil Union law was passed and recognised the union
between same-sex couples but differentiated it from civil marriage
itself. Even though civil
union law made some progress in protecting family
diversity, it did not provide equal rights, for example, parental
and adoption rights.
