Uruguay approves bill to allow trans people to change names and gender

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  1. Lilith  13 Oct 2009, 4:22pm  Report
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    Hurrah! One small step for transgender people, one poke in the eye for the conservatives in Uraguay :o)

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  2. Jane  13 Oct 2009, 4:33pm  Report
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    Enhorabuena, los Uruguayos! How absolutely pathetic the Catholic Church is!

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  3. Lexxvs  13 Oct 2009, 8:16pm  Report
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    Yet another step to make Uruguay the civic example of the Americas.

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  4. Aussie Gay Activist Paul Mitchell  14 Oct 2009, 3:21pm  Report
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    next will be marriage – YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!

    * Homosexual sex made legal (and equal age of consent) – YES in 1934 (you heard right 1934!!!!)
    * IVF access for single women and lesbians – YES in 2000
    * Hate crime and anti-discrimination laws – YES in 2003
    * Unregistered cohabitation legalized (people think they are civil unions) – YES in 2008
    * Gay ban in military repealed – YES 2009
    * Full joint Adoption rights for gay men and lesbian women – YES (not effective yet) No date set. Has the President even signed it yet????
    * IVF parentage for lesbian women – pending now.
    * Transgender documents (what we are currently talking about in this article) – pending now.
    * Gay marriage made legal – NOT YET (after election as promised by the Government)

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  5. Karen  15 Oct 2009, 12:36am  Report
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    Yay!!! How proud I am of my adoptive country!! Let’s see if they get their reward in the footie tonight :)

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