Out in Africa.Reading your January 30 article "Spanish Spanish, river, c.150 mi (240 km) long, issuing from Spanish Lake, S Ont., Canada, NW of Sudbury, and flowing generally S through Biskotasi and Agnew lakes to Lake Huron opposite Manitoulin island. There are several hydroelectric stations on the river. Lessons" reminded me of how good I felt when Mr. Zapatero and his party managed to pass gay marriage in Spain, despite the Catholic Church's active attempts to put a stop to the proposal. But what has recently taken place in South Africa--the definition of marriage changed to include people of the same sex and thus gay marriage being legalized is also a story that needs telling. Thanks to an ultimatum ultimatum (ŭl'tĭmā`təm), in international law, final, definitive terms submitted by one disputant nation to the other for immediate acceptance or rejection. set by the constitutional court in a landmark ruling, the ruling ANC ANC abbr. African National Congress ANC African National Congress: South African political movement instrumental in bringing an end to apartheid ANC n abbr (= party put considerable effort into pushing the legislation through parliament just before the deadline set by the same court. It makes South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. one of the first of just a handful of countries in the world to allow full gay marriage rights, and the first on the African continent. HANNO LIEBENBERG Cape Town, South Africa |
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