Portugal Almost Certain To Pass Marriage Equality Bill

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Yes! Or as the Portuguese would say: Sim!

Portugal may soon become the sixth European country to allow gay marriage.

The country has created a proposal that would change the wording of law which currently says that marriage is between a man and a woman.

Portugal's government is most likely to send it to lawmakers to debate in January and if President Anibal Cavaco Silva okays the proposal, gay marriage ceremonies could begin as soon as April.

However, if the conservative President vetoes the proposal, the decision can still be overturned by Parliament.

Hopefully Portugal makes the right decision!

Equality for ALL!

Posted: Dec 18, 2009 at 11:00 am / Email this »

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49 comments to “Portugal Almost Certain To Pass Marriage Equality Bill”

YummyYummyScrewScrew says – reply to this

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I hope they do! Awesome soccer team….awesome country. Equality for ALL!
SheriMoonFireFly says – reply to this

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wooohooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
freedommmmmmmmmmmmm
jo-izzle says – reply to this

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BLAH BLAH BLAHHHHHHHHHH!!! (snore)
DickNosedManGaga says – reply to this

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YEAH hopfully THEY legalize GAY marriage AND then IF you EVER wanna GET married YOU can GO to PORTUGAL and STAY THERE!
JoeyW says – reply to this

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Equality for all? How about you show some respect for other people Mario? You seem to be lacking this severely. But then again, you are a big asshole so I shouldn't really be surprised.
MadonnaCelebration says – reply to this

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i am from portugal.portugal is crazy about amdonna
ghaithisme says – reply to this

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i support gay marriage and fredom
Betty Poop, Ups says – reply to this

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pois…pois…tá bom…

next…first map you found you put here lol- figueira da foz highlight
StephAce says – reply to this

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If it does pass, I would be really surprised, considering Portugal is a very "Catholic" nation.
Honk_If_You_Hate_Perez says – reply to this

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The country looks like a cock and the capital is Lesbon.
buck says – reply to this

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Yes!!! All gays to Portugal.
Tvrtkoprvi says – reply to this

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A Similar bill proposal, including adoption rights by gay families, was passed by the government of Slovenia this week. The proposal is now on its way to the parliament.
Head Banger says – reply to this

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who cares.
jeanmarie says – reply to this

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Maybe you should move to Portugal?
anonymousone says – reply to this

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Don't the let people marry animals yet. I hope so for the people in West Virg. can leave America.
MissNice says – reply to this

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Yup that's my country
There's no big deal about it
MissNice says – reply to this

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Re: StephAce –
Girl Plz u don't know the country
Yes we are Catholic So does Italy(but the prime minister is always screwing around) and Spain but we are not a religious FERVENT country like the US or PRUDE, and most of all we r LATIN so we don't a give shit
I'M suprised that Americans r shocked this is like whatever
b a t k i s s says – reply to this

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Re: StephAce – The 'very Catholic' nation of Spain also allows gays to marry.

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Hopefully Portugal will move forward with gay marriage too.
youtalentlessdope says – reply to this

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I'm sure they will be thrilled to have you!! Yummy HIV+,pock faced, fudge packers are always a great addition to any situation!!
Merab says – reply to this

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Better than nothing,Portugal…But actually it´s really not a big deal there at all

In reality people are not so open-minded and tolerant there like, for ex., in Northern Europe or even the USA…no comparison ..
good law…but everyday life is different..

anyway there must be something to begin with…so ok
Mad Dog says – reply to this

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Anyone one remember when this use to be a celebrity blog?
godisha says – reply to this

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What a great country! Lovin it!
JohnnyD says – reply to this

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It is disgusting that Portugal is even considering this. Portugal should do the right thing and PROHIBIT GAY MARRIAGE!!!!!
RitchBeeatch says – reply to this

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It will be in the US one of these years. Probably it will take 10 or 20 tho. Sigh
Maio says – reply to this

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Viva! O Brasil será o proximo
sid_vicious says – reply to this

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Yay! This means you are leaving America, right?? Yay!

If you don't like how America is, GET THE HELL OUT.
sneakers says – reply to this

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don't we have a conflict going on where thousands of soldiers and marines are dying???? Call me crazy but I think our priorites globaly are mixed up.
annaLopes says – reply to this

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I dont think Portugal is that very 'catholic' country anymore.
And its a sign of grow that we are adopting this new law.

Everybody is free to make their own choices, so im really proud of my country.
merlee says – reply to this

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why don't you move there?
scosta says – reply to this

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omg what the hell is this?
Portugal is a very catholic country? Oh Really?! Because I am portuguese and I don't thing we are that catholic. And we're definitely not prude!
We're pretty open-minded actually. I am surprised this didn't happen before. It should have happened before!
Stop the hatting you guys! Everybody's entitled to love.
QueenHater says – reply to this

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Please pass Cyberbulling laws and send the rotten queen to this third world country!
well there ya go ya worthless queen there a good place for you to go! I bet 1 million $$ you wouldn't last a week!
Blakie says – reply to this

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Spain is not that catholic AT ALL. I am Spaniard and our Constitution says Spain is a "LAY country" And gay marriage is legal here since 2004, it´s not a big deal for us…I hope Portugal legalizes it too!
JaneParker says – reply to this

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Re: Honk_If_You_Hate_Perez – Really? Have you ever SEEN a cock? And the capital is Lisboa (Lisbon in English), not Lesbon. If you want to make dumb jokes try having a little culture first!
Anyway I'm portuguese and I didn't see this coming. It was sort of out of the blue. It was approved yesterday in council but the president has the final word. Considering he's conservative I have my doubts if he'll approve it, but even if he doesn't it's only a matter of time til it's legal. Adoption's out of the picture though. I agree that people deserve equal rights, but Perez you always say this about gay marriage and then you constantly bash women… Double standards?
ap076 says – reply to this

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Good for them, but kind of hard to believe this could occur in such a Catholic dominated country.
LookieHere! says – reply to this

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Re: QueenHater – Do your research. Portugal is NOT a third-world country. Portugal is a beautiful developed country and it has the world's 19th highest quality-of-life, according to The Economist Intelligence Unit. It is the 14th most peaceful and the 13th most globalized country in the world. It is a member of the European Union (joined the then EEC in 1986, leaving the EFTA where it was a founding member in 1960) and the United Nations; as well as a founding member of the Latin Union, the Organization of Ibero-American States, OECD, NATO, Community of Portuguese Language Countries, the European Union's Eurozone, and also a Schengen state.

Its a good place to live.
jewels9861 says – reply to this

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Yay Portugal!
Lady B. Good says – reply to this

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Good Lord, Perez. You are a freak.
Jujubean88 says – reply to this

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Re: Merab – dude what the hell, you know NOTHING about Portugal.
Yellow Peeps says – reply to this

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I hope the President and Parliament all vote "yes".
Now, if only America could open its mind
Flores says – reply to this

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I love Portugal!!!!! They do know how to party. Well…..great news, maybe the other countries in Euro will follow suit.
pimkie_6 says – reply to this

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This should have been done a loooong time ago.
I mean, I voted for Socrates this year hoping that the gays could get a chance of equality, since he promised he would try to run that by Parliament.
And if, like these haters are saying, you want to move here, you will be very wormly welcomed, at least by me.
Anytime you want to visit the beautiful city of Aveiro, the Veneza of Portugal, ring and I'll be your host
Dark Phoenix says – reply to this

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USA behind the times yet again
dreia85 says – reply to this

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Being Portuguese, and here on vacation now, I am proud that this country is making such a stride towards equality like this! I can only wish the US would do the same. This country is made up of many conservative catholics who won't be too happy about this but its not about pleasing the majority, its about doing what is right! I hope it passes!
wesniffinviparea says – reply to this

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soo many gays here!! the gay country XD
FastTime_Freddy says – reply to this

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Sounds like a great place to move if you are tired of the "US" oppression of Gays.. Portugal needs to increase its population. Should really improve their birth rates… opps, (oh wait, god made it imposible for 2 men or 2 women to concieve a child) Wonder why god did that?? hmm

Just more proof that you really do not give a RATS ASS about being accepted for who you are, your real goal is to change everyone else.
FastTime_Freddy says – reply to this

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Re: dreia85 – "This country is made up of many conservative catholics who won't be too happy about this but its not about pleasing the majority, its about doing what is right!

How Democratic
FastTime_Freddy says – reply to this

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Re: scosta – Love has NOTHING to do with it. It is all about making everyone as immoral as they are so they don't feel bad..
paramoretaylorlautnerluver234 says – reply to this

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i think everyone should b able 2 marry who they want even if they r gay… they have rights 2
cherryisgone says – reply to this

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Our Parliament probably will vote yes but our president won't.
It's a shame but our president is most likely to veto that proposal. He didn't said a thing about gay marriage itself but in the last few days his speeches are all about family value and children so it's pretty much obvious that he's against it. But sooner or later it will pass, I hope. Yey for the gay xD