Chile's first gay couple weds as same sex marriage law takes effect

Chilean couple Javier Silva and Jaime Nazar prepare their daughter to take a nap, a day before their wedding, as the same-sex marriage law goes into effect in Santiago, Chile March 9, 2022. Picture taken March 9, 2022. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado

SANTIAGO (Reuters) - Chile's Javier Silva and Jaime Nazar became the first two men to tie the knot in the South American country's history on Thursday after a law allowing same-sex marriage went into effect.

In December, Congress approved legislation guaranteeing legal rights for same-sex couples in a milestone for the conservative nation after a decade-long battle by LGBTQ communities and rights groups.