Argentina's Law 26,618, the Equal Marriage Law, amended the country's Civil Code to allow marriage between people of the same sex, changing Article 172 so marriage carries the same requirements and effects regardless of whether the spouses are of the same or different sex. It passed the Chamber of Deputies on May 5, 2010 and the Senate on July 15, 2010, was signed by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, and took effect on July 22, 2010. Argentina became the first country in Latin America and the tenth in the world to legalize same-sex marriage, and the law also opened marriage-based adoption to same-sex couples.
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Article body, paragraph on passage of the 2010 bill, Chamber of Deputies sentence
On May 5, 2010, the Chamber of Deputies passed the same-sex marriage bill by a vote of 126 to 110.
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The bill was signed into law by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on July 21.
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signed into law by President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner on July 21
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on July 22 and took effect that same day.
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Same-sex marriage has been legal in Argentina since July 22, 2010.
View the Source2. Ley 26618, Matrimonio civil, Argentina.gob.ar
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