by ABEL GILBERT

Chile took an important step towards equal marriage, after the Senate of the southern country approved to legislate it this year and after five years of delays since the initiative had been presented in Congress. LGTBI associations and a large part of the political spectrum described as "historical" the turn that is attributed to the political changes that began on October 18 when the fuse of the social outbreak was lit. The protest was so expensive that Chile is preparing to reform its Magna Carta. "Black Wednesday," said ultra-right senator Iván Moreira and made a fiery speech in defense of traditional family structures.

The Senate approved the project "in general" by 22 votes in favor, 16 against and one abstention. There are still more parliamentary procedures until it becomes law, which would happen in the course of a 2020 that is already predicted very agitated both in the legislature and in the streets.

"Today’s achievement holds organizations that have been demanding their rights for decades. From that first public demonstration in 1973 until the last march of the Pride. An honor to make the Senate available to equality and love," said the President of the Upper House, the social democrat Jaime Quintana. "It is an honor to make the Senate available to equality and love," he added. Read more via el Periódico