In April of 2015, Ecuador and Chile approved civil union laws for same‐sex couples. In recent years, same‐sex marriages have been recognized in Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina. Conversely, other countries in the Americas have demonstrated opposition to the idea of civil unions or marriages for same‐sex couples. For example, this year the Peruvian Congress finally voted against a civil union law and in 2013, the Colombian Senate selected not to approve gay marriage. …
The most recent round of the LAPOP AmericasBarometer once again allows insight into levels of and variation in public support for same‐sex marriage across and within countries of the Americas. CONT. (PDF)
Arturo Maldonado, Latin American Public Opinion Project, Vanderbilt