Well, maybe not actually moving to Ecuador (I can hardly get my partner to out of state much less out of country!), but given all the ruckus over Rick Warren leading prayer during Obama's inauguration, it's nice to entertain these daydreams.Why is Ecuador so great for gays? Back in September, the country's new Constitution guaranteed civil unions and other protections! That's right, this small country on the Pacific coast of South America (home to the Galapagos Islands) has done what the big ol' freedom-loving' U.S. can't seem to accomplish.
But it isn't just words on paper, not for Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa. In the wake of the recent beating death in New York City of Jose Osvaldo Suchuzhanay (a Ecuadorean immigrant), Correa said:
"We will fight together ... to forever uproot these aberrations of certain maladjusted [individuals], uproot them from the face of the earth, from humanity: Xenophobia, homophobia and all kinds of discrimination, all kinds of violence."(Suchuzhanay, incidentally, was not gay but his American attackers apparently mistook he and his brother for a gay couple.)
Imagine an American president saying similar words. Yeah, we'll just have to imagine (are you listening, Obama?) because our present government can't even sign the recent United Nations Gay Rights Resolution.
So Ecuador is looking better and better. And if I were this woman below, I'd be kissing Correa, too!
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