The central question my research will address is the following: how has the issue of marriage equality evolved differently among Latin American countries and to what extent does it still remain contentious? The case studies I will explore are Argentina and Mexico. For each country, I will explore four areas: (1) early gay organization; (2) the emergence of marriage equality as a policy issue; (3) social context; and (4) the enactment of marriage equality. While the majority of my research focuses on the years from about the beginning of the 21st century to the present, I will often revert to decades that precede this time period to discuss early activism and other historical factors.

About the author: Jacob Waugh is a political science junior from Stillwater, Oklahoma. On campus, he has served as an officer in OU College Democrats since freshman year and has been involved with various Honors College programs. He works as an undergraduate research assistant for a professor in the Jeannine Rainbolt College of Education. Off campus, he is active in local politics and served as a delegate to the 2016 Democratic National Convention. During the fall semester of 2016, he studied abroad at the University of Glasgow. He was named to the 2017 Letzeiser Honor List and is a member of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society.

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