OutInUruguay.com is for all people, lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and straight. Everyone is welcome Out In Uruguay. http://www.outinuruguay.com Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:05:36 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.outinuruguay.com/images/M_images/joomla_rss.png http://www.outinuruguay.com OutInUruguay.com is for all people, lesbian, gay, transgender, bisexual and straight. Everyone is welcome Out In Uruguay. http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/montevideo/uruguay-youngsters-receive-batch-of-olpc-xos-2.html Yeah, we've caught glimpses of the OLPC in action, but we've yet to see a group of school children get so hyped about receiving an educational tool like the 160 youngsters in Villa Cardal recently did. News - Montevideo Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:22:52 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/interior-or-uruguay-articles/were-not-in-iowa-anymore.html Art In Uruguay May 2007—A monthly showcase of art about Uruguay or from an Uruguayan artist. This month both are true. Valerie Booth O. is our artist for May. VBO was born in Uruguay, left soon after and has returned after a half century elsewhere. The first time I crossed the United States by car I thought I was in Uruguay while driving through Iowa. The terrain is “softly undulating,” as they teach in school here. We're Not in Iowa Anymore by Valerie Booth O. I was 11 and my Grandmother and I were climbing onto a DC3 for the flight from Carrasco Airport to… Articles - Interior or Uruguay Articles Tue, 01 May 2007 01:28:21 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/uruguay-articles/adoption.html Under the new Civil Union law Adoption is possible only for opposite unmarried couples to adopt. Single persons in a same-sex civil unions do also have the right to adopt, yet as individuals. If you are looking for a country to adopt children you should know that the process in Uruguay is not an easy one. Two aspects that make it hard, even for married, stable and wealthy straight couples to accomplish their goal of parenthood. Articles - Uruguay Articles Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:57:42 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/uruguay-articles/study-in-uruguay.html Education at all levels is free, even to foreigners. You also have both public and private institutions. Remember that the language of instruction is Spanish and there are no exceptions of courses taught in a another language. This means that even when you are not required to sit for an extrance examination to most degrees, it is essential that you have a command of Spanish at proficient level. Articles - Uruguay Articles Tue, 27 Mar 2007 18:38:08 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/uruguay-articles/gay-ghettos-in-uruguay.html Most urban places might have visually a gay ghetto. Nevertheless Montevideo being the biggest and most populated city of the country does not follow this trend. Articles - Uruguay Articles Fri, 30 Mar 2007 23:45:02 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/uruguay-articles/secularity-of-state.html One important aspect of the Uruguayan Constitution is to establish that any religion can be practised in the country no matter which, and the State declares itself as non confessional. The freedom of cult and secularity of State came into force by the begining of last century being a huge step foward religious freedom in a Latin country. Still not even Brazil, Argentina or any other latinamerican country are deemed to be secular. Articles - Uruguay Articles Tue, 03 Apr 2007 14:35:59 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/human-rights/civil-unions-begin-next-week-in-uruguay-2.html (Montevideo) President Tabare Vazquez signed legislation Thursday making Uruguay the first country in Latin America to allow same-sex couples to enter civil unions. The law takes effect at the beginning of 2008. The bill passed Congress earlier this month. The law will allow same and opposite-sex couples to form civil unions. Couples must have been together for at least five years and sign a registry. They would then receive pension, inheritance and parenting rights. The measure was a campaign promise of Vasquez's ruling leftist coalition. Same-sex marriage will remain illegal in Uruguay, something LGBT rights groups say they will continue to fight. But, they say the civil union bill is a major step in the right direction in a region where the Catholic Church dominates much of everyday life. The church fought the legislation from the onset and repeated a pledge Thursday that it will continue to fight any attempt to legalize same-sex marriage. In neighboring Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul state which lies along the border, passed civil union legislation in 2004, two years after Buenos Aires passed a similar law. Civil unions also are legal in Mexico City and Coahuila state. Earlier this year lawmakers in Colombia passed legislation giving same-sex couples most of the same rights as opposite-sex married couples and a week later killed it in a procedural move by conservative senators. (story (http://www.365gay.com/Newscon07/06/062007colombia.htm)) by 365Gay.com News - Human Rights Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:48:36 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/uruguay-articles/advocacy-in-uruguay.html One of our goals is to serve as a connection between the gay, Lesbian and trans gender community and the LGBT advocacy groups. We encourage groups to send us their calenders with their monthly activities or in case they have a semester calendar send it to us so we could publish it in our site. We would appreciate it if groups send us a little description with their history, purpose and leadership. Articles - Uruguay Articles Tue, 03 Apr 2007 13:36:13 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/uruguay-articles/uruguayan-mentality.html Tonight I attended one of my courses in the Faculty of Humanities. The class was about Ethics of Reasearch (http://www2.uiah.fi/projects/metodi/151.htm) . So, eventually we came to tackle the question: how do we evaluate facts. The process of evaluation, and the traditional different models. But, first and foremost, how do we place ourselves in the evaluation process? Articles - Uruguay Articles Mon, 16 Apr 2007 19:32:36 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/human-rights/finally-uruguay-becomes-latest-country-to-legalise-civil-uni-2.html Uruguay's Congress has passed legislation to recognise same-sex civil unions. The country of 3.6m people is the first nation in South America to grant such protections, although some cities and regions throughout the continent have made similar legal provisions. The Congress passed legislation creating a civil union registry for same-sex and unmarried heterosexual couples. The measure had previously passed the Chamber of Senators. The new law was a manifesto commitment of the ruling leftist coalition of President Tabare Vasquez. In March the senior Roman Catholic clergy in the form of the Episcopal Conference of Uruguay (CEP) echoed bishops in Europe by attacking the validity of gay relationships. In no way can homosexual cohabitation be accepted because it does not meet the basic criteria defining marriage, it is therefore unacceptable to place it in suchlike equal level, a statement from CEP said. The main opposition party in Uruguay, Partido National, tried to remove gay and lesbian couples from the new bill during a March debate in the Chamber of Deputies but was unsuccessful. Same-sex marriage will remain illegal in Uruguay, something LGBT rights groups say they will continue to fight. Because of the marriage ban judges have been unsure how to rule in a number of cases involving same-sex couples, particularly in areas of adoption, pensions and inheritance. Senator Margarita Percovich, the author of the legislation, said the bill would give couples entering civil unions the same rights as marriage. Under the legislation couples would have be together for at least five years and sign a registry. The couples will receive heath benefits, inheritance, parenting and pension rights. In neighbouring Brazil, the border state of Rio Grande do Sul passed civil union legislation in 2004, two years after the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina, passed a similar law. The decision to legally recognise gay couples in Uruguay makes the country the first in South America to have a national civil union law. Fom: Pink News (http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-6379.html) News - Human Rights Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:34:57 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/human-rights/uruguay-first-latin-american-country-to-legalize-civil-u-2.html (Montevideo) The lower house in Uruguay's Congress passed legislation Thursday allowing same and opposite-sex couples to form civil unions. A similar bill has already passed the Senate. The two measures need to be harmonized into a single bill and receive a final vote - something considered only a formality. The measure is expected to become law next month. The measure was a campaign promise of the ruling leftist coalition. Same-sex marriage will remain illegal in Uruguay, something LGBT rights groups say they will continue to fight. But, they say the civil union bill is a major step in the right direction in a region where the Catholic Church dominates much of everyday life. Under the legislation couples would have be together for at least five years and sign a registry. They would then receive pension, inheritance and parenting rights. In neighboring Brazil, Rio Grande do Sul state which lies along the border, passed civil union legislation in 2004, two years after Buenos Aires passed a similar law. Civil unions also are legal in Mexico City and Coahuila state. But this would make Uruguay the first country in Latin America to have a national civil union law. 365Gay.com News - Human Rights Mon, 03 Dec 2007 09:59:25 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/human-rights-articles/abortion-and-lgtb-rights-2.html I was super surprised to see an article about Abortion Rights and LGTB Movement in Uruguay in one blog (http://www.from-uruguay.com/2007/09/abortion-and-sexual-diversity.html) of an Uruguayan fellow thinking outside the box. You will be able to see pictures of the event. Abortion and Sexual Diversity (http://www.from-uruguay.com/2007/09/abortion-and-sexual-diversity.html) Yesterday night there was a demonstration in Montevideo to support sexual diversity and to help make abortion legal. Many women die in Uruguay as well as in other countries because abortion is illegal and women can't get proper medical attention. There is big concern about this now, you can hear ads on the radio that say that 60% of Uruguay's population supports making abortion legal and that the government should hear their citizens. This demonstration was intended to make a statement in this sense. Many people were holding the orange hands that read Voto a Favor (I vote in favor of this). Articles - Human Rights Articles Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:04:46 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/world-articles/editorial-gay-friendly-september-in-the-river-plate-2.html As you know a Gay Soccer Championship (http://football.guardian.co.uk/breakingnews/feedstory/0,,-6937810,00.html) is going on the other side of the River Plate. Meanwhile in Montevideo as of Friday September 28th a World Convention of Gay Families will be taking place.  The convention has the support of the city of Montevideo government as well as the other political parties represented in Parliament. Participants of the convention come from 14 different nations Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Spain, the USA and Uruguay. Articles - World Articles Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:01:12 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/montevideo/abortion-anniversary-in-latam-and-the-caribbean-2.html 8.697 citizens have signed that we have had an abortion too   NOSOTRAS Y NOSOTROS TAMBIÉN ABORTAMOS   Place of Concentration: PLAZA INDEPENDENCIA, Montevideo. Date: Friday 28th September at 6:30 PM (Uruguayan Time) News - Montevideo Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:49:49 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/department-20-articles/questions-about-dual-citizenship-nationality-2.html 1- Is it possible for a person born in Uruguay to hold two or more nationalities (Passport/s)? 2- What happens with the ones born outside Uruguay, can these hold Uruguayan nationality in addition to other/s (Passport/s) ? 3- Am I intended to renounce my original or current citizenship when I naturalized as an Uruguayan national? 4- How could I know if I will be able to keep my original or current nationality despite the fact of formal renouncement? 5- Am I entitled to an Uruguayan Passport upon acquisition of Uruguayan nationality? 6- What passport am I to use when I travel from or to Uruguay? 7- Do I obtain any tax breaks in Uruguay because of Uruguayan nationality? Articles - Department 20 Articles Sun, 26 Aug 2007 20:56:57 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/uruguay/civil-union-legislation-stalls-in-uruguay-parlament-2.html Any improvements in benefits for same-sex couples appear to be a long way off in Uruguay. Conservatives within President Tabaré Vazquez's Center-Left government have managed to delay the introduction of a bill to provide limited rights to gay and lesbian couples along with unmarried opposite-sex couples until the executive branch provides the possibility to grant some rights in the bill that must be authorized from the national government such as social security benefits. News - Uruguay Sat, 25 Aug 2007 13:27:24 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/human-rights/concentration-to-voice-for-legal-abortion.html Next Saturday, August 4th, in the front of Montevideo city hall many groups will gather to voice their support for the legalization of the right to abort on equal treatment for all women. Music and political advocates will be present. Artists such as Club de Tobi, la Teja Pride, La Dulce, Vieja Historia will participate in the venue. Date: August 4th 2007 Place: Front of Montevideo City Hall (Explanada Municipal) Time: From 2 PM (Uruguayan Time) to 8 PM Aprox. Observation: Beware of climate conditions for it being an outdoors activity. News - Human Rights Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:10:16 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/sexual-minority/montevideo-gathering-to-remember-stonewell-2.html Next Thursday 28th June a Public Gathering will take place to Remember Stonewell (http://uruguayescribe.com/2007/06/25/comunicado-recibido-de-intergrupal-gltb-del-uruguay/) Place: Plaza Libertad; also called Cagancha Square (18 de Julio Street) Montevideo Time: 7 PM (Uruguayan Time) Beware of the climate conditions as it is an outdoors activity. News - Sexual Minority Mon, 25 Jun 2007 19:31:28 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/help-settling-into-your-new-home/immigration-consulting-2.html Our objective is to provide information and assistance before you take your final steps, particularly once in Uruguay dealing with the Immigration Branch. Basic information about Immigration to Uruguay can be found in our site in here (http://uruguaydreaming.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/permanente.doc) . If you are looking for a more detail information you will find all the documentation to summit to the Immigration Branch as well as information about the different kinds of Residency Visas with us calling to a US Phone Number. Services - Help Settling into your new Home Sat, 23 Jun 2007 20:04:25 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/world-news/21-may-world-day-for-cultural-diversity-for-dialogue-and-develo-2.html     Further to the adoption of UNESCO’s Universal Declaration on Cultural Diversity (http://portal.unesco.org/culture/en/ev.php@URL_ID=2977 URL_DO=DO_TOPIC URL_SECTION=201.html)in November 2001, the General Assembly of the United Nations welcomed the Declaration and the main lines of the Action Plan and proclaimed 21 May as World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development (Resolution 57/249) The Day will provide us with an opportunity to deepen understanding of the values of Cultural Diversity and to learn to “live together” better. This is why UNESCO appeals to the Member States as well as to all civil society to celebrate this World Day by involving as many actors and partners as possible. News - World News Mon, 21 May 2007 14:59:32 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/sexual-minority/letter-from-uruguayan-lawmakers-in-regards-to-the-international-day-against-homop.html The following parliamentarians signing below has adhered to the International Day Against the Homophobia and Transphobia on May 17. They are calling citizens to show at a concentration in the stairs of Palacio Legislativo (Uruguayan Parliament) at 7 PM to pay respect to the matter. News - Sexual Minority Wed, 16 May 2007 22:29:39 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/world-news/international-day-against-homophobia-2.html The cause for the International Day Against Homophobia, its central topic of interest, the common theme that provides information for each of its endeavours remains a universal, multi-faceted and historical phenomenon: homophobia (http://www.homophobiaday.org/default.aspx?scheme=1392). News - World News Wed, 16 May 2007 22:14:38 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/human-rights/the-infection-of-hate.html By Mark Potok The infection is spreading. Like pus from a wound, hatred is seeping from the most virulent extremities of our society into the organs of American democracy. The body politic is at risk of falling ill. For at least the sixth year in a row, the number of hate groups documented by the Intelligence Project has risen. There are now 844 of these groups operating in America. That's up 40% from 2000. What's fueling the haters? Immigration mostly, as racist extremists organize in opposition to what foreigners are increasingly bringing to our shores — more human diversity and multiculturalism. Read the complete article from Southern Poverty Law Center (http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=740)   News - Human Rights Tue, 15 May 2007 12:42:11 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/uruguay/marriage-is-pure-2.html I have the sensation that El Partido Nacional (Uruguayan second party in terms of voters) addressing matters such as abortion, cohabitation rights, rights for same-sex couples does not utterly welcome to new ideas (new thoughts) or social sensation. If we get to talk about abortion, the value of life is still the value of life. Uruguay adhered to the San José Pact (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Convention_on_Human_Rights) and life should always be considered as a legal entity since its very conception. This matter does not admit any sort of reinterpretation, according to Partido Nacional . News - Uruguay Sun, 13 May 2007 22:26:48 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/world-articles/bilingualism-promotes-a-better-understanding-2.html I have always seen bilingualism as a very useful tool for life. It's good for better employment opportunities, traveling, and business. Now, I believe it goes beyond being just a tool, but bilingualism is a methodology unto itself to help build an understanding, integration and unity amongst human-beings, cultures, experiences and life itself. It is a methodology that enables us to understand, share or condemn (having factual reasons about) values of different cultures. Articles - World Articles Fri, 11 May 2007 22:22:00 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/sexual-minority/families-for-sexual-diversity-convention-in-monte-2.html What Irma from Buenos Aires, Nila from NYC, Miriam from México DF and Albert from Barcelona have in common? Each of them found out by surprise that his/her son or daughter wasn't a heterosexual. By then they felt the world collapsing upon them, having all their dreams and expectancies for their child gone. They had no one to talk to, they felt ashamed, so much pain, sadness, fear and that something bad would happen to their children. But they did not stay there, after a time they got information and build a community for mutual support. Articles - Sexual Minority Wed, 09 May 2007 21:52:48 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/montevideo/movement-towards-legalizing-marijuana-2.html A social gathering took place last weekend at Molino de Perez to raise social consciousness towards making weed use legal in Uruguay. Currently there is a bill in the parliament being discussed about the benefit of legalization some sort of possession of certain amount of Marijuana for personal use. The political spectrum seems to have found it important to discuss a possible legal framework for use of the substance and the cultivation of the plant. See Pictures of the event (http://galeria.universia.edu.uy/thumbnails.php?album=146) here (http://galeria.universia.edu.uy/thumbnails.php?album=146) (http://galeria.universia.edu.uy/thumbnails.php?album=146) . News - Montevideo Wed, 09 May 2007 01:29:37 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/human-rights/church-opposes-cohabitation-bill-2.html 28 April 2007 ANNOUNCEMENT OF BISHOPS The Episcopal Conference of Uruguay (CEP) voiced its opposition to the bill that will grant equality between unmarried straight and homosexual couples arguing that the bill weakens or deforms … News - Human Rights Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:33:47 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/uruguay/rights-for-unmarried-couples-2.html The question of whether grating rights to the unmarried was brought in a newspaper related to the Opus Dei. News - Uruguay Mon, 30 Apr 2007 23:29:48 +0100 http://www.outinuruguay.com/en/uruguay-articles/gay-beaches-2.html In Punta del Este the gay beach is Chihuahua (registered officially as a Nude Beach, so you might even meet open minded European families with little kids there and straight people discovered it like 15 years ago), almost across the airport from Punta, if you want to see who is there from the gay community it's the place to go. There is lots of 'action' in the bushes/dunes in summertime but in June mid winter in Uruguay you may find people cruising in cars. Articles - Uruguay Articles Sat, 31 Mar 2007 20:33:12 +0100