Salvadoran Constitutional Reform Bans Same-Sex Marriages

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A constitutional reform approved by the Salvadoran Legislative Assembly in April bans same-sex marriages. The right-wing parties voted for the constitutional amendment and the left-wing Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front abstained. For the measure to take effect, it must be approved by a qualified majority by the current legislature, which took office on May 1. teleSUR