Both male and female same-sex sexual activity is legal in Chile only since 1999, being one the latest South American countries to do so.
In just a few decades, the country has quickly evolved to having major gay events, a strong queer culture, and is on the way to passing marriage equality laws. Santiago’s gay scene is huge, with gay couples holding hands/kissing publicly in the streets and one of the largest gay clubs in the whole of South America, Il Divino, located in Viña del Mar.