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Here are the 10 best countries for LGBTQ+ people to get married

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The top 10 best countries for LGBTQIA+ couples to get married has been ranked. Globally, 36 countries have legalised same-sex marriage – most recently Greece made history as the first Christian Orthodox-majority country to do so. Now the top 10 best countries for LGBTQIA+ couples to wed have been ranked, according to a new list compiled by Hitched.co.uk. Hitched experts analysed how long same-sex marriage has been legalised in a country and the average cost of a wedding in each country (according to the Money.co.uk calculator). They also referenced the…

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Tourism to jobs: How Chile’s same-sex marriage law could lift the economy

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At his LGBTQ-friendly boutique hotel in Chile’s capital, Will Martin is hoping the country’s decision this month to legalise same-sex marriage will draw in newlywed couples eager to celebrate. “Visibility is something people take very seriously,” Martin said by phone from The Aubrey in Santiago. “They want to be seen, proud and open about what they do.” But as more countries legalise same-sex weddings, researchers and LGBTQ+ activists say the economic benefits of marriage equality extend far beyond wedding celebrations and honeymoons, and can give nations an important competitive edge.…

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Gabriel Boric wins Chile’s presidential election in huge moment for LGBTQ+ rights

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Gabriel Boric has pledged to fight for the “privileges of the few” in a historic win as the country’s youngest president-elect. On Sunday (December 19), Boric comfortably won the second-round presidential election with 56 per cent of the votes falling in his favour, compared to his right-wing political opponent, José Antonio Kast, who took 44.2 per cent. The 35-year-old politician, who will be sworn in on 11 March next year, promised a future of change for the country. “I am going to be the president of all Chileans,” Boric said…

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Chile same-sex marriage vote celebrated as historic

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Lesbian and gay couples celebrated in Chile after winning a decades-long fight for the right to wed, joining more than 20 other nations that have legalized same-sex marriage. “I feel so happy. I feel proud. Finally our country, Chile, recognizes the dignity of our family,” said Claudia Aravena, a 42-year-old teacher from the Chilean capital of Santiago. She spoke to the Thomson Reuters Foundation on Tuesday after Chile’s Congress passed a law to legalize same-sex marriage, a milestone for the conservative South American nation. The government said the “historic” vote set…

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Chile makes history with election of first-ever trans person to its legislature

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Chile has made history by electing the first-ever transgender official to its legislature during the 2021 parliamentary elections. Emilia Schneider, a transgender woman and activist, received 26,000 votes on 21 November. She will be sworn into the Chamber of Deputies in March 2022, which is the lower chamber of the country’s National Congress, to represent the 10th District of Santiago de Chile. “Today the security, dignity and integrity of the rights of the LGTBI community and women are at stake,” Schneider said after being elected. “The far-right seeks fear to…

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