It seems like yesterday that I was sleeping over my best friend's house playing with a globe. I know it's not the usual children's toy, but we'd always spin it around, stop it with our finger and pretend that's where we'd wind up living. The obvious "you're a gay" joke was made for anyone who landed on Uruguay.
Strange enough, that joke has become somewhat of a prophecy, as the Latin-American country makes major moves in gay rights. They legalized civil unions back in December 2007, opened up access to military schools for gay individuals last May and now lawmakers are set to approve legislation that will allow gay and lesbian citizens to adopt children. Great news!
– Dewitt
So, question. Once Uraguay becomes entirely ‘homosexualized’, what are we going to do? I mean, it’s a nice place. Are we going to push for America to legalize it too, on top of other necessary stuff? Honestly, I don’t know where we need to push with this information. Honestly, I like it, because the world’s changed so much to help us so far.
Uruguay, or at least Montevideo, has (much like Buenos Aires) a rather old gay culture.
In the Montevideo entry on Wikitravel you can read about the two gay bank robbers who met a tragic death way back in 1965 in the capital city centre. (“the bodies of the two were found holding hands” after a violent shootout with the police)
Also, they have a monument in a prime location downtown dedicated to sexual diversity.
Too bad though, that despite trying very hard, I wasn’t able to find a decent date when I visited the city.
Good to hear that this tiny oceanic country of 3.7 million people has allowed gay adoption.This is something which others can model now.A progressive country indeed. Congratulations to all gays in Uruguay.