Brazil Senate committee OKs gay civil unions, first legislative step for the issue
Washington Post/Associated Press, 05/24/2012
BRASILIA, Brazil — A measure allowing same-sex civil unions passed its first legislative step in Brazil’s Congress, where it has lingered for 16 years.
The human rights committee in Brazil’s Senate approved a measure Thursday that would change law to say a civil union is between two people, without specifying gender. It doesn’t approve gay marriage.
However, Brazil’s judiciary has already cleared the way for gay marriage in the nation, setting national precedent.
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