Uruguay has become the first Latin American country to legalize adoption by gays and lesbians.  Both houses of the Uruguayan congress have agreed on the wording of a bill to legalize adoption in the Latin American country.  Uruguay has become increasingly progressive on gay issues since the election of President Tabare Vazquez, as Yahoo! News notes:

Gay adoptions remain contentious worldwide, and Uruguay, a nation of some 3.5 million people, is taking another step away from its more conservative neighbors after having already authorized gay civil unions last year.

President Tabare Vazquez, the first leftist leader in Uruguayan history, already opened access for homosexuals to military schools in May.