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| Puerto Rican Governor Seeks Constitutional Ban on Gay Marriage |
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 While Puerto Rican laws already ban same-sex marriages and prohibit the recognition of same-sex marriages from other jurisdictions, religious organizations fear the laws could be changed by future governing administrations and thus are seeking a constitutional ban on gay marriages....Previous attempts at the local Legislature to approve a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage, such as the so-called Resolution 99, have failed...
Gay rights activist Pedro Julio Serrano
blasted the governor over his position on same-sex marriage. 'Finally,
we learn the truth about his posture on Resolution 99.For months, he hid behind a language so as not to appear that he was discriminating but he has now done the opposite … It is inconceivable for a governor to support having one group of citizens abused against a minority … As the world moves towards the recognition of same-sex rights, just as Portugal did, in granting today same-sex marriage, in Puerto Rico we want to perpetuate injustice and discrimination,' he said."Posted by Andy Towle |
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