Argentina

Although Argentina legalized marriage equality in 2009, its parenting laws have not progressed. More than 1,300 couples got married in the six months that followed the implementation of the new law. However, there are more than 300 couples with adoption troubles because of a legal loophole, in which children may only be officially recognized as the offspring of one of their mothers/fathers.

Argentina legalized same-sex marriage, becoming the first country in Latin America to grant gays and lesbians all the legal rights, responsibilities and protections that marriage gives heterosexual couples.

The AP reports victory came despite a concerted campaign by the Roman Catholic Church and evangelical groups, which drew 60,000 people to march on Congress and urged parents in churches and schools to work against passage.