Via JMG: Ecuador Recognizes LGBT Relationships
Ecuadoran President Rafael Correa has announced that LGBT citizens will be able to register their relationships with the federal government.
"The LGBT community have the
constitutional right to register on their union," Correa said during his
weekly report. Previously, the Ecuadoran Civil Registry did not
recognize these unions because they had no legal status according to
law, however Correa said that from now on this right has to be respected
and if denied, the authorities will take action on the matter. However,
Correa said that although he supports these unions, he don't support
gay marriage, which according to him corresponds to the union between a
man and a woman. But he said he is committed to guarantee the rights of
all Ecuadorans. Correa, a Catholic leftist, has expressed his opposition
to same-sex marriage and adoption of children by gay couples in
previous occasions. The Ecuadoran Constitution grants equal rights to
"cohabitation partnerships" regardless if they are civil or Catholic
marriages, so the LGBT community gains more legal recognition with this
legislation.
Same-sex marriage and adoption by gay couples or individuals remains banned in the national constitution.
Reposted from Joe Jervis
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