An official in Argentina's southern Tierra del Fuego province performed the country's, and Latin America's first same-sex marriage earlier today, the AP reports:
"Provincial spokesman Eduardo Porter says the wedding between Jose Maria Di Bello and Alex Freyre took place at the civil registry in Ushuaia.
Their marriage plans in Buenos Aires earlier this month were thwarted when city officials refused to marry them because of conflicting rulings.
An official representing the federal government's antidiscrimination agency attended the wedding. Claudio Morgado called Monday's marriage 'historic.'
Argentina's Constitution is silent on whether marriage must be between a man and a woman, effectively leaving the matter to state and city officials."
Previously…
Gay Buenos Aires Couple Refused Marriage Want Mayor Fined [tr]
Argentine Judge Blocks Country's First Same-Sex Marriage [tr]
Judge in Argentina Rules Gay Couple Can Marry [tr]
