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"It is time gay civil union? or "equal marriage?: proposals that emerge intolerance

By: Omar J. Candia Aguilar

The proposal matches PP politicians to defend civil unions and gay marriage legal FS with equal rights, intolerance reactions have generated the most conservative sectors of the country and has highlighted the weaknesses of what should be a secular state and secular.

We can not deny that our globalized societies are in a time of change of thinking, customs, usages, and even traditions. In societies as conservative as the English (between 73 and 80% is Catholic) is common to see outside a church for two persons of the same sex holding hands without creating a low reaction amazement of passersby. Currently

countries where gay marriage is legal in all of its territory are: the Netherlands (since 2001), Belgium (since 2003), Spain (since 2005), Canada (since 2005), South Africa (since 2006), Norway (from 2009), Sweden (since 2009), Portugal (since 2010), Iceland (since 2010), Argentina (since 2010), in the United States allowed in the states of Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont, New Hampshire, Washington, DC and in Mexico in the state of Mexico, DF Several of these companies are in fact a strong tradition of Catholic and some Protestant dogmatic traditions.

is clear that in our case, we with a conservative sector reactions based on orthodox positions that try to cover up a reality that is obvious, ignoring the existence of homosexual couples, that justice requires social inclusion and recognition of their civil rights. But at the same time, it is questionable conduct of some members of the GLBT community to fall into provocations and respond to inappropriate acts (such as kissing homophobia) do not contribute to the debate.

Although the differences between gay marriage and civil unions are so subtle and will depend on what the legislature to regulate, I think it is necessary to deepen the discussion. Some sectors believe that the very name of the union civilian is per se discriminatory. Particularly, I think we should look gay marriage or equal from the perspective of human rights to equality before the law for all citizens or the right of access to marriage, as have several courts in different latitudes of the world. How painful is that no one has delved into dialectical debate is imposed then why have only existed reactions, intolerance and lack of seriousness in addressing this issue.

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Insurgency, Globalization and Democracy in the Middle East and North Africa

By: Omar J. Candia Aguilar


The world could not imagine that the gerontodictadura that had been consolidated in the Middle East and North Africa which is going to collapse better "Domino effect." The insurgency began with the sacrifice of Mohamed Buazizi against arbitrary power, no one could imagine the overthrow of former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, after 24 years in power. Globalization and the feeling against the dictatorship genre that Egyptian people stand up and huge demonstrations being convened on January 28 "Friday the anger and freedom" where protests are consolidated, until February 11 Hosni Mubarak, then 30 years, delivers power to the Head of the Supreme Military Council. Protests have been manifested in different countries, but the "day of anger in Libya" suggests that the next would overthrow Muammar Gaddafi who has 42 years as "brotherly Libyan leader."

Clearly, in this case that globalization has strengthened the insurgency against autocratic governments, not only for the so-called "domino effect", but because it has been exporting subliminally, with all its imperfections, a form of government from the West whose main features are the alternation of power, human rights and the exercise of public liberties.

We can see, by the discourses and images of the protest, resistance and insurgency against the dictatorship and the economic crisis. However, in cultures where tradition is autocracy, given that most cases have been ruled by dictatorships in different variables, it is difficult to speak of democratic transitions.

On the other hand, we can not say that democracies are perfect and that is the way forward or the prototype of government that we impose on all mankind. We realize that democracy is imperfect but perfectible, that Western and Westernized countries is the least worst form of government, there are different types of democracy, and that under the principle of sovereignty of peoples, the different states Middle East and North Africa should choose the course or the model of government to consolidate.