When having a groom at the altar waiting on his groom to walk the aisle becomes a real possibility

Is it possible to imagine a marriage invitation with the names of the two brides or the two grooms? Certainly, it will not be a religious ceremony, in a church, but, yes; the idea of a gay marriage being recognized is getting stronger, since discussions about approving equal rights for gay couples have increased considerably. Same-sex couples may be given full rights to and benefits, considering that Catholic influences have declined, Congresses worldwide have been more tended to vote to recognize gay unions, homosexual couples are becoming more and more part of reality

Many countries have powerful catholic churches arguing that extending rights to same-sex couples would violate church doctrine. However, it seems that this huge catholic influence used to be stronger in the past than it is nowadays, in juridical issues. In a country considered catholic, like Colombia, for example, where the government is also conservative, the approval of a bill that concedes gay couples full rights to health insurance, social security and inheritance benefits is a reality. The Colombian president Álvaro Uribe, a conservative catholic, is one of those who support the bill. He is now expected to sign the measure, which has been already voted and approved by Colombia’s

Lately, there is an indubitable tendency of discussing this issue among congresses worldwide in an optimistic way for those who defend the equality of rights for gay couples. There is a reality already too. In the Americas, Canada has approved a similar law; in the United States, a handful of states entitle gay couples to health and other benefits, besides the fact of two states in particular (California and Massachusetts), which already accepts gay marriages. There are also other Latin Americans cities, besides Bogota, the capital of Colombia, that have traditionally been considered more tolerant of gays; Mexico City and Buenos Aires have passed laws extending health and other benefits to same-sex couples. Urugay is another example. Its congress has also approved a law, which would allow civil unions for gay couples. Like in Colombia, the Uruguayan president Tabare Vazquez is now expected to sign the bill into law. In Europe, countries like Netherlands, Spain, do not discuss this issue anymore, once that legalization of gay marriage is already a reality.

The fact of the issue “gay marriage” has been being more discussed among juridical members worldwide, and being already accepted in many countries revels that homosexual couples are, indeed, part of our society. Even without the possibility of civil recognition in every country, gay marriages exist in everywhere, are more and more usual everyday. Gay clubs, parades, markets, parties, bars, even restaurants and shopping malls compose an entire gay universe. In Sao Paulo, for instance, there are several gay places, such as clubs, bars, malls, where is possible to see many gay couples together, as if they were a regular couple. In Sao Paulo there is also the largest gay parade of the world, which also helps to sustain that gay community is increasing more and more. Such a significant fact in our society should not be denied. In fact, principles such as freedom and equality, that are guarantied by brazilian’s magna charta, should be considered by political members when discussing the recognition of gay union. Gay couples are part of our society, whether conservative politicians or church members, want to, or not. They should simply have the possibility to constitute their families with all the rights and benefits, exactly like a straight couple.