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Mayor's Lesbian Partner Barred from Race in Brazil
Reuters via Yahoo! News ^ | Fri Oct 1,10:05 PM ET | Reuters

Posted on 10/03/2004 10:56:56 PM PDT by Cracker72

BRASILIA, Brazil (Reuters) - A Brazilian court on Friday barred the lesbian partner of the outgoing mayor of an Amazon town from trying to succeed her, citing a ban on political office passing between family members.

Eulina Rabelo was forced to quit the mayoral race in Viseu, in the state of Para, when judges ruled that her relationship with incumbent mayor Astrid Maria Cunha e Silva would violate a constitutional article that prevents executive posts in local government being transferred between members of the same family.

The unanimous ruling by the country's top electoral court effectively recognized the two women as being married, even though Brazil's constitution technically does not allow gay marriage.

But laws on gay couples are muddled. The federal social security system recognizes same-sex unions and one state, Rio Grande do Sul, has performed civil marriages for gays.


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: brazil; civilunions; gay; homosexualagenda; lesbian; marriage; samesexmarriage; samesexunions

1 posted on 10/03/2004 10:56:57 PM PDT by Cracker72
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To: Cracker72

Equality before the law...ain't it a bitch?

Be careful what you ask for, girls. You just might get it.


2 posted on 10/03/2004 11:06:20 PM PDT by RichInOC (Rich's Undeniable Truth For The Day: Stupidity is its own punishment.)
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To: Cracker72; Caipirabob

In this respect, banana republic Brazil has more scruples than New Jersey.


3 posted on 10/03/2004 11:06:37 PM PDT by martin_fierro (So to speak, if you will.)
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To: Cracker72

In parts of Australia this woman would be elected as the Head of the Greens Party.


4 posted on 10/03/2004 11:24:45 PM PDT by Bandaneira (Peace for Possums !)
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To: martin_fierro
banana republic

Are you sure you don't want to rephrase that?

5 posted on 10/04/2004 3:39:35 AM PDT by eno_ (Freedom Lite, it's almost worth defending.)
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To: eno_

Why? Sometimes a banana is just a banana.


6 posted on 10/06/2004 1:42:35 AM PDT by RichInOC (...from one of my very favorite "Saturday Night Live" routines.)
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