white people be like "why yes i am an expert about this country that i've never been to, nor speak the language of, why do you ask?" https://twitter.com/SocksxMC/status/1347645834884767744
white people be like "why yes i am an expert about this country that i've never been to, nor speak the language of, why do you ask?" https://twitter.com/SocksxMC/status/1347645834884767744
While it is a shame it wasn't explicitly included, the constitution does specifically state that discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation is illegal and shortly after the constitution was finalized the government announced that they were developing language for the family code that would make same sex marriage legal which should be official by the end of this year, so this particular line is somewhat misleading.
That's awesome, I kinda figured out wasn't removed for bigotry reasons. Seems like they just wanted some more time to work out the specifics of that or maybe not tie marriage to the constitution? Either way, good to know that they're still moving forward on solidifying that.
Almost undoubtedly, some committee members objected to the language based on that "Traditional Family" Catholic crap. But, like a good and functional bureaucracy, they found a way to compromise in such a manner that egos were massaged without sacrificing civil liberties.
Democrats sometimes almost kinda-sorta flirt with doing this shit. I remember the Clintons making noise about Civil Unions in the 90s, which would have been a big step up for gay couples, especially in states that straight up criminalized their relationships - but then Bill ended up signing DOMA and DADT rather than a Civil Unions marriage bill because they all suck.
I only wish we had Cuban-style democracy.