Judge blocks first Latin America gay marriage
source: http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN01321121
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A gay Argentine couple vowed to keep fighting for the right to get married after a last-minute court ruling dashed their plans to hold Latin America's first legal same-sex marriage on Tuesday.
Alex Freyre, 39, and Jose Maria Di Bello, 41, were granted a marriage license by a city judge two weeks ago. That ruling gave approval for the two men to wed in the capital despite a national policy defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
But a national judge on Monday ordered the suspension of the ceremony, which had been planned for Tuesday, saying that the city judge had no power to make the earlier ruling.
The couple, dozens of friends, gay rights activists and curiosity seekers gathered at the civil registry office on Tuesday to protest the ban.
"Our rights and everyone's rights are being violated if the marriage can't go forward," said Di Bello, carrying a bouquet of roses. He and Freyre, both HIV-positive, wore red sashes to mark World AIDS Day, which they had picked as the day to get married.
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN01321121
Alex Freyre, 39, and Jose Maria Di Bello, 41, were granted a marriage license by a city judge two weeks ago. That ruling gave approval for the two men to wed in the capital despite a national policy defining marriage as between a man and a woman.
But a national judge on Monday ordered the suspension of the ceremony, which had been planned for Tuesday, saying that the city judge had no power to make the earlier ruling.
The couple, dozens of friends, gay rights activists and curiosity seekers gathered at the civil registry office on Tuesday to protest the ban.
"Our rights and everyone's rights are being violated if the marriage can't go forward," said Di Bello, carrying a bouquet of roses. He and Freyre, both HIV-positive, wore red sashes to mark World AIDS Day, which they had picked as the day to get married.
http://www.reuters.com/article/latestCrisis/idUSN01321121
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sugarlilly
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ahhh i absolutely
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sugarlilly
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KSirys
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Love is bigger than government. Who the hell are we as a government to tell people who you can fall in love with? I think it‘s absurd that fact it‘s even being debated. " Jesse Ventura
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