{"id":1671,"date":"2005-07-01T11:49:47","date_gmt":"2005-07-01T18:49:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.amptoons.com\/blog\/archives\/2005\/07\/01\/spain-legalizes-same-sex-marriage\/"},"modified":"2005-07-01T11:49:47","modified_gmt":"2005-07-01T18:49:47","slug":"spain-legalizes-same-sex-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amptoons.com\/blog\/?p=1671","title":{"rendered":"Spain Legalizes Same Sex Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Edward at Obsidian Wings<\/a> quotes Spanish Prime Minister Zapatero:<\/p>\n

“We were not the first, but I am sure we will not be the last. After us will come many other countries, driven, ladies and gentlemen, by two unstoppable forces: freedom and equality.”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I’d really like to see anti-SSM folks put their money where their mouth is by saying, for the record, what measurable empirical harms they expect will happen in Spain, Canada and Massachusetts, that would not have been expected from already existing trends. If they’re not willing to do that, then I don’t see any reason to think they have any intellectual integrity at all.<\/p>\n

From the AP story:<\/p>\n

[Spain’s] 350-seat Congress of Deputies<\/a>, by a vote of 187-147 with four abstentions, approved the measure to give homosexual couples the same rights as heterosexual ones, including the right to adopt children.<\/p>\n

After the tally was announced, activists watching from the spectator section of the ornate chamber cried, cheered, hugged each other, waved to lawmakers and blew them kisses. […]<\/p>\n

The bill, which became law immediately, says: “Matrimony shall have the same requirements and effects regardless of whether the persons involved are of the same or different sex.”<\/p>\n

Gay couples can get married as soon as the law is published in the official government registry … as early as Friday or within two weeks at the latest, parliament’s press office said.<\/p>\n

The Netherlands and Belgium are the only other two countries that recognize gay marriage nationwide. The Netherlands lets gays adopt children. Belgium is considering the adoption issue.<\/p>\n

Canada’s House of Commons passed legislation Tuesday that would legalize gay marriage by the end of July as long as the Senate also passes the bill, which it is expected to do.<\/p>\n

In the United States, Massachusetts is the only state to recognize gay marriage.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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