40 same sex couples wed ahead of Bolsonaro inauguration
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Channel: AP Archive · 2018 · Entertainment
(16 Dec 2018) 40 SAME SEX COUPLES WED AHEAD OF BOLSONARO INAUGURATION About 40 gay couples got married in downtown Sao Paulo, tying the knot partly out of fear that the new administration of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro could restrict same sex marriage after his inauguration on Jan. 1. Bolsonaro has attracted worldwide criticism for his controversial views, including on LGBT and women's rights. In a 2011 interview with Playboy magazine, Bolsonaro said he "would be incapable of loving a homosexual son." The couples exchanged vows Saturday during a collective ceremony held at Casa1, a non-governmental organisation that provides support to disadvantaged LGBT youth. Casa1 launched a public financing project a few weeks ago to hold the ceremony "in the face of the political situation." Some of the couples at the ceremony said that they were planning to get married anyway, but had rushed to take the vows before the end of the year. "It is an act of resistance. We obviously love each other, but today we are committing a political act," said Lucas Nascimento, who stood next to his newly wedded husband, Felipe Lima. "We want to show the world that we don't condone the ideas that the newly elected president uses to preach to his supporters," Nascimento added. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/d47cfccb988123113c16bd23f24be02c
