Ecuador’s highest court authorized same-sex marriage Wednesday in a landmark case seeking to expand LGBT rights in the small South American nation.
The decision by the Constitutional Court came after a lengthy legal battle waged by several couples and gay rights advocates.
With the 5-to-4 ruling, Ecuador joins a handful of Latin American nations — Argentina, Brazil, Costa Rica, Colombia and Uruguay — that have legalized same-sex marriage either through judicial rulings, or less frequently, legislative action.
Plaintiff Efraín Soria told The Associated Press that he would immediately begin planning a wedding with his partner, Xavier . . .
