Panamanian singer-songwriter Rubén Blades defended equal marriage and applauded its implementation this week in Costa Rica,

On his social networks, he said the denial of this right was completely out of date. “Denying that possibility violates the civil rights of those who wish to formalize their romantic relationship, to exercise the powers they possess as citizens and as individuals," he argued. The world celebrated artist.

The marriage of people of the same sex entered into force on  Tuesday in Costa Rica, making it the seventh American country to approve it and the first in Central America.

"I congratulate Costa Rica for overcoming useless, indefensible prejudices for rational minds. And it is another 'ethical' example worth following, as is its recent inclusion in the prestigious OECD group" said  the former Minister of Tourism in the Government of Martín Torrijos (2004-2009).

He recalled that in Panama, equal marriage still "unleashes a shouting that, unfortunately, is not heard as a protest against the corruption and mediocrity that infects our institutions, and our society."

Blades regretted that marches against the LPQD group are more popular than the

demonstrations for "the absence of justice", and added as an example the Odebrecht scandal, the cases  "against public officials accused of bribery, and  injuries to the national treasury".

Panama is between two countries (Costa Rica and Colombia) that legalized same-sex marriage, and must also "allow its legal existence in the Republic of Panama," said Blades  the winner of 17 Grammy Awards.