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Buenos Aires grants first marriage license to gays

By VANESSA HAND ORELLANA (AP) BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Two men were granted a marriage license in Argentina’s capital on Monday, breaking ground in a country and region where laws ban gay marriage. Jose Maria Di Bello and his partner Alex Freyre won the right to get married when a judge ruled last week that [...]

17Nov2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Transsexual marriage blessed by priest

Rome – A priest in Italy on Sunday blessed the marriage of a 64-year-old transsexual to her 58-year-old male partner, in defiance of Vatican guidelines, the ANSA news agency reported. Sandra Alvino – who underwent a sex change more than 30 years ago – and Fortunato Talotta had been in a civil partnership for 25 [...]

26Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued

Uruguay congress legalizes sex changes

(AFP) MONTEVIDEO — Uruguay’s congress Monday approved a sex change law, the latest liberal move by the tiny South American nation which has also given the nod to civil unions for gays and adoptions by gay couples. The sex change bill, approved by the Senate on Monday and last month by the Chamber of Deputies, [...]

12Oct2009 | | 0 comments | Continued