July 16, 2010
Close Look: The Argentines Are All Right
Posted by Amy Davidson
How many people live in jurisdictions in which gay marriage is legal? A quarter of a billion. Nate Silver has a pretty chart (via Daily Dish). Silver also notes that
Right now, it’s possible to marry your same-sex partner in Buenos Aires, in Mexico City, in Ames, Iowa, and in Pretoria, South Africa, but not in San Francisco.
And not in New York; we’ve got to get on this one. It’s embarrassing.
One wonders, in the near future, what we will think of when we think of typical married gay and lesbian couples, given that somewhat eclectic mix of countries and states. (That should not be taken to diminish the solid relations in places that haven’t made their laws right yet.) The Times reports that the same-sex wedding-planning industry is up and running, so perhaps we will soon have some market-researched insights, if not answers.
I know, I know, Argentina decalred same sex marriage to be legal last week and I am just now getting around to posting about it. But with so many close friends that this affects and fills their heart with joy... it also fills my heart with immense joy! Especially because it is in Argentina, a part of one of the most Roman-Catholic-Conservative parts of the world. Is Colombia next? Doubtful. Seeing as Santos is the new elected president and my own mother still can't even explain why she doesn't agree with same sex marriage. Although she loves the gays? Oh the beauty of not knowing why you believe in something (I too, am guilty of the latter at times).
Since I am on the note Argentina, my cousin's in-laws brought this to me from their home in Buenos Aires:
MATE! (mah-teh) My memories of mate include spending time in my childhood best friend, Victoria's home, waking up early and walking down to the kitchen for a glass of water, only to find her dad sipping on this interesting bowl of goodness. I thought it was a drug for the longest time. Turns out is is just "yerba buena." Read more about mate on wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mate_(beverage).
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