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First gay marriage in Argentina

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.<br/><br/>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.<br/> <br/><br/>

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