The six-colour version of the pride flag . A lesbian couple, Teresa Pires and Helena Paixao, married in a Lisbon registry office on Monday. As they kissed and hugged Pires said, "This is a great victory, a dream come true," and that they would continue to fight for equal rights for homosexuals, including adoption . The couple had campaigned for a change in the law since 2006, when they were turned away from a registry office. Officials said the law stipulated that marriage was between people of different sexes. They appealed to Portugal's Constitutional Court , saying that the constitution forbids discrimination based on sexual orientation, but the Court rejected their appeal. Afterwards the government of José Sócrates introduced a bill removing the reference to marriage being between different sexes. The bill was passed by parliament in January and ratified by conservative President Anibal Cavaco Silva in May.
The six-colour version of the . A lesbian couple, Teresa Pires and Helena Paixao, married in a Lisbon on Monday. As they kissed and hugged Pires said, "This is a great victory, a dream come true," and that they would continue to fight for equal rights for homosexuals, including . The couple had campaigned for a change in the law since 2006, when they were turned away from a registry office. Officials said the law stipulated that marriage was between people of different sexes. They appealed to , saying that the constitution forbids discrimination based on sexual orientation, but the Court rejected their appeal. Afterwards the government of introduced a bill removing the reference to marriage being between different sexes. The bill was passed by parliament in January and ratified by conservative President in May.
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