Michelle Bachelet publicly backs same-sex marriage
Advocates hope a Chilean court ruling that upheld their country's civil unions bill will spur President Michelle Bachelet to sign it into law.
Gay nuptials bill part of āamicable settlementā in lawsuit
President Michelle Bachelet plans to sign measure
Final vote on measure expected before end of the month
Measure seeks to end āhistoric discriminationā against gay couples
LGBT advocates describe vote as āstep forwardā
Brief in gay nuptials lawsuit became public this week
Wladimir SepĆŗlveda spent nearly six months in a coma
Esteban Parada Armijo died in a Santiago hospital on Jan. 30