Argentine gay couple becomes first in region to marry (BBC)

[struggle4progress]

Two Argentine men have become the first gay couple in Latin America to marry. Alejandro Freyre, 39, and Jose Maria Di Bello, 41, tied the knot in a civil ceremony in the southern province of Tierra del Fuego. Gay marriage is illegal in Argentina. However, the Tierra del Fuego governor issued a special decree allowing the couple to wed there. A judge in the capital, Buenos Aires, prevented the couple from marrying there earlier this month ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8433240.stm

Argentine judge suspends 1st gay marriage
Mon Nov-30-09 10:17 PM
... Jose Maria Di Bello and his partner Alex Freyre have been planning to wed on Tuesday, based on another judge’s ruling. Their attorney says they’ll still try to go ahead with the ceremony because they weren’t told of Monday’s ruling ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=221&topic_id=151905

Argentine couple ready for Latin America's first same-sex marriage
Fri Nov-27-09 03:02 PM
... "Our December 1 civil wedding service will launch a new campaign in the coming months in different major cities to allow same-sex couples to do the same," said Alejandro Freyre, 39, at a press conference here ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=221&topic_id=151697

Buenos Aires OKs first gay marriage in Latin America
Sat Nov-14-09 04:54
... Friday's ruling by Judge Gabriela Seijas ordered the civil registry to make official the marriage of Alejandro Freyre, 39, and Jose Maria Di Bello, 41, who had been denied their request because they were both men ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=221&topic_id=151059

Judge In Argentina Rules Gay Couple Can Marry
Fri Nov-13-09 07:32 PM
... The couple, Alex Freyre and Jose Maria Di Bello, said in a statement posted on a gay rights Internet site that the decision would allow them to become 'the first gay couple in Latin America to get the right to marry ... http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=221&topic_id=150994

[mitchtv]

1. move over Mexico DF

We're everywhere. Viva Tierra Del Fuego!