Argentina: Buenos Aires Mayor Refuses to Confirm Gay Wedding, May Be Sued

A gay couple in Buenos Aires have demanded that City Mayor Mauricio Macri be fined after failing to authorise their union - despite a legal ruling requesting him to do so. According to the Buenos Aires Herald newspaper, Alejandro Freyre and José María Di Bello, made the formal request to City Judge Gabriela Seijas this week. The couple requested that the court set a fine on Macri for each of the days until they are allowed to wed. On Monday, Freyre and Di Bello went to a Civil Registry in the City neighbourhood of Barrio Norte, after Judge Seijas' court ruled that the law barring same-sex marriages was unconstitutional. Full Story from the Pink Paper: http://news.pinkpaper.com/NewsStory.aspx?id=2097

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