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Eugene

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Wed Nov 28, 2018, 01:23 PM Nov 2018

Conservative, Catholic Chile approves landmark transgender law

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS NOVEMBER 28, 2018 / 12:00 PM / UPDATED 23 MINUTES AGO

Conservative, Catholic Chile approves landmark transgender law

Dave Sherwood
2 MIN READ

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Wednesday signed into law a bill allowing people over the age of 14 to change their name and gender in official records, marking a historic shift in a traditionally conservative, predominantly Roman Catholic country.

The bill was first introduced by center-left President Michelle Bachelet, then faced fierce lobbying by conservative and religious groups until its eventual passage by lawmakers in September, nearly five years later.

“I am aware there are varying opinions on this issue,” the center-right Pinera said in an official act celebrating the law’s passage. “But I am firm in my conviction that we have taken a step in the right direction.”

The law marks an increasingly progressive tack in Chile, an Andean nation until recently dominated by a conservative, Catholic culture.

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Conservative, Catholic Chile approves landmark transgender law (Original Post) Eugene Nov 2018 OP
Step forward! shenmue Nov 2018 #1
Good for Pinera - a man who stands head and shoulders over the other "conservatives" in the region sandensea Nov 2018 #2

sandensea

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2. Good for Pinera - a man who stands head and shoulders over the other "conservatives" in the region
Wed Nov 28, 2018, 02:01 PM
Nov 2018

Most of whom - like Temer, Bolsonaro, and Macri - are hopeless incompetents besides (like right-wing Maduros).

The first such law in the world, as it happens, was enacted in 2012 in neighboring Argentina, signed by former President Cristina Kirchner.

As you can imagine, the Argentine right was opposed - but the law has stuck, and now hardly registers on the political radar anymore.

Least of all with all the problems Macri's created for them.

Thanks for finding this, Eugene.

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