The law approving the Civil Union in Buenos Aires and Río Negro Province of homosexual couples was endorsed in 2003, and in the town of Villa Carlos Paz in 2007. These unions provide many of the same rights and privileges as that of married couples, however adoption of children is not among them. There are no national anti-discrimination laws, but the city of Buenos Aires and the city of Rosario have laws which protect homosexuals from some discrimination. The age of consent for homosexuals is of 16 years, the same as for heterosexuals.