Mexico City united its first same-sex couples under its new civil union law that grants gay and lesbian partners social benefits similar to those extended to heterosexual partners.According to Reuters, lawyer Alejandro Diaz, 27 and Rafael Ramirez, 31, also a lawyer, tied the knot in a short ceremony held in a city council building, the first since the city approved a law permitting civil unions in November.
In Iztapalapa, one of Mexico City’s poorest neighborhoods, journalist Antonio Medina, 38, and economist Jorge Cerpa, 31 were united in front of government offices under a banner that read “Civil Union Law: Your right to choose,” reports the Associated Press.
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