Left-wing LGBTQ+ ally Gabriel Boric has been elected as the president of Chile in a victory over far-right rival José Antonio Kast.
Left-wing LGBTQ+ ally Gabriel Boric has been elected as the president of Chile in a victory over far-right rival José Antonio Kast.
Chile is closer to marriage equality than ever before after the national Senate passed a bill to legalise same-sex unions last week.
Sebastián Piñera, the president of Chile, has promised to prioritise a bill legalising same-sex marriage.
Bolivia, South America, has recognised a same-sex civil union for the first time after David Aruquipa, 48, and Guido Montaño, 45, campaigned for two years to have their relationship be legally acknowledged.
The Chilean Senate’s Constitution Commission has approved crucial articles which will allow the country’s government to move forward with a marriage equality bill.
