Familia Por Igual Analysis

A major issue in the United States right now is the equality for same sex couples. Having the opportunity look into Latin culture made me curious as to how Latin counties handle homosexuality. I was surprised to find out that there was a documentary on this subject called “Familias por Igual” which translates to Families Alike. Familias por Igual is a documentary about homosexual couples that are raising children in Argentina. You meet four different families with different circumstances that are all tied together by on commonality. Each family documents their struggles on having kids, adopting, and trying to obtain a surrogate while being homosexual. Even though each story is vastly different they all ring the same truth that raising a child
In Argentina it is legal for same sex couples to get married. This was a shock to me because I always thought that most Latin countries were strong in their Catholic faith and would not allow gay marriage to happen. Many Hispanics that I know stress the importance of having a family structure with a mother and a father. In the US same sex couples in many states are still fighting a battle of equality to get married. Also in Argentina is it legal for gay couples to adopt a child. In the US it is hard to adopt if you are not married, so not many gay couples adopt their children. Even though Argentines same sex couples have the right to adopt, it is still a challenge for them.
Watching the documentary I also learned that Argentina is a very developed country. As embarrassing as that sounds I never knew what the cities of Argentina looked like. Looking at the way the cast was dressed I could really see a difference from the way we dress in America. The rooms of their houses that some of the cast was being filmed in looked just how American rooms look. The teenage girl in the documentary that had two dads hade braces a cellphone and a boyfriend, just like most American teens. Also they speak very fast compared to the Spanish spoken in class and on