Vigil before a historic day as Senate enacts gay marriage law

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Thousands gather opposite the Congress as the Senate discusses the law that allows gay couples to marry and adopt children in the Chamber. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 14/07/2010

in Society, on the 14th of July 2010

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Thousands gather opposite the Congress as the Senate discusses the law that allows gay couples to marry and adopt children in the Chamber. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 14/07/2010

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Catholic activists "pray for the sinners", as thousands gather opposite the Congress as the Senate discusses the law that allows gay couples to marry and adopt children in the Chamber. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 14/07/2010

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Catholic activists clash with the crowd as thousands gather opposite the Congress as the Senate discusses the law that allows gay couples to marry and adopt children in the Chamber. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 14/07/2010

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Catholic activists leave escorted by the Police, as thousands gather opposite the Congress as the Senate discusses the law that allows gay couples to marry and adopt children in the Chamber. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 14/07/2010

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Thousands gather opposite the Congress as the Senate discusses the law that allows gay couples to marry and adopt children in the Chamber. Demonstrators pose beside Alejandro Mañanes' sculpture of a giant pennis. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 14/07/2010

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Thousands gather opposite the Congress as the Senate discusses the law that allows gay couples to marry and adopt children in the Chamber. Ministry of Economy Amado Boudou showed up in support. Buenos Aires, Argentina. 14/07/2010

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Buenos Aires, Argentina. Early in the afternoon, thousands of expectant people gathered opposite the Congress as the Senate discussed the law that allows gay couples to marry and adopt children.
An incident broke out when catholic activists appeared and started to pray for the sinners a few meters apart. They had to be escorted out by the police as they were surrounded by a crowd of people that threw eggs at them while yelling, "Iglesia, basura, vos sos la dictadura" - "Church, rubbish, You are the dictator" (a reminder of the collaboration of the Church during the last dictatorship in Argentina, 30 years ago.) They were also reminded of the cases of paedophilia on which priests are involved.
Most of the people stayed until very late at night, when the Senate finally enacted the law, making Argentina the first Latinamerican country to pass such a law.