Gays in Italy plan mass exchange of vows
Pastor Dale Morgan
Gays in Italy plan mass exchange of vows
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Published: June 24, 2008 at 9:53 PM
ROME, June 24 (UPI) -- Gay groups in Italy they plan mass exchanges of
vows during the country's Gay Pride days this fall to dramatize the need
to give gay couples official standing.
''We're fed up with waiting for a law,'' Francesca Polo, head of
Arcilesbica, told the Italian news agency ANSA. ''What's important for
us is that the existence of a couple who have a longstanding
relationship should be written down on a piece of paper.''
Aurelia Mancuso, head of Arcigay, said he hopes events will be held in
at least 50 cities, giving couples a chance to make a public statement.
Organizers said they realize the vows will have no official standing but
they plan to collect documents and send them to Rome, preparing a
register in hopes they eventually will be recognized.
Gay Pride Days are scheduled for Oct. 18-19.