First Couple Weds Under New Argentine Gay Marriage Law

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In Argentina, Miguel Angel Calefato, 65, and Jose Luis Navarro, 54, became the first couple to marry yesterday under the recently-passed gay marriage law, the first nationwide law of its kind in Latin America. The couple had been together for 27 years. A little over an hour later, another couple had married, and many more [...]

UPDATE: Argentina Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

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Argentina one-upped the United States by legalizing same-sex marriage across the country, after a nearly 16-hour long debate that ended at 4 A.M. this morning. President Cristina Fernández had already indicated her support for the measure, so the bill will become law in a few days time. Crowds of haters clutching rosaries and hurling prayers outside [...]

Argentine Senate to Decide on Gay Marriage Legalization

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Argentina’s Senate will begin debate on a proposal to legalize gay marriage across the South American nation after the Chamber of Deputies recently approved a similar measure. Civil unions are already legal in the capital Buenos Aires and a few other provinces, but recent annulments of gay marriages by the Supreme Court have forced the [...]

Oliver Stone’s “South of the Border” Trailer (video)

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I’m totally stoked for the new documentary “South of the Border” by Oliver Stone. What started out as interviews with Hugo Chavez of Venezuela turned into a trek to five different countries and interviews with seven presidents, discussing the region and its attempt to move away from the centuries-old hegemonic control exerted by the United [...]

Argentine Pres. Says Pork "More Gratifying Than Viagra"

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Argentinian President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner recently told an audience of pig farmers that pork is an amazing aphrodisiac, and indicated that she knew this from personal experience while vacationing with her hubby.  The President was announcing subsidies for pork in a nation long known for being the king of cow farms and cow consumption.  [...]

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