Argentina legalizes same-sex marriage
Lawmakers in the Senate passed the bill after 14 hours of debate that began Wednesday and carried well into early Thursday morning, the state-run Telam news agency reported.
The bill had already passed the lower chamber of Congress.
It gives same-sex couples equal marriage rights, including the ability to adopt children.
Argentina became the first Latin American country on Thursday to legalize same-sex marriage.
The law was backed by the center-left government of President Cristina Kirchner, who has said she will sign it.
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