lgbtlovecomesfirst: 14 Beautiful Photos Celebrating Puerto Rico’s First-Ever Mass Gay Wedding

lgbtlovecomesfirst:14 Beautiful Photos Celebrating Puerto Rico’s First-Ever Mass Gay Wedding“Love was certainly in the air in Puerto Rico Sunday.More than 60 same-sex couples gathered in Puerto Rico’s capital yesterday to exchange vows at the commonwealth’s first-ever mass gay wedding, reports the Associated Press. Though many of the newlyweds are Puerto Rican, others from Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Cuba and Venezuela participated in what is being hailed by many as a “historic event.”Given that Puerto Rico is subject to U.S. federal law, same-sex marriages were prohibited until recently. However, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision requiring every state to recognize same-sex marriages in June, Puerto Rico’s governor signed an executive order allowing same-sex marriages and the recognition of such unions on the island. Officials also now allow same-sex couples to adopt children together. The couples were married before leaders of different religious denominations at the Paseo La Princesa in Old San Juan, where friends, family and LGBT activists and supporters cheered them on.” See all the photos hereSource: Huffpost Latino VoicesCongratulations to all the couples! These photos are very touching - check them out!  #AmorEsAmor -- source link

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