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Article: Wary of past abuses, Argentine capital approves gay rights; Starting Friday, gay couples in Buenos Aires can form civil unions.(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- July 14, 2003
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Byline: Brian Byrnes Special to The Christian Science Monitor
BUENOS AIRES -- Emilia Korenberg and Maria Laura Olivier sit together on an oversized sofa, holding hands and smiling as they recall the day seven months ago when they say they finally felt accepted by their own society.
"I never thought that day would arrive," says Ms. Korenberg.
That day happened last December, when after a grueling 18-hour debate, city lawmakers in Argentina's capital voted 29-10 to allow civil unions for same-sex couples, becoming the first city in Latin America to officially recognize such partnerships. The law goes into effect Friday, and Korenberg and Ms. ...