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Quetzal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-04 05:07 PM
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Brazilian gays score victory in Rio state
Brazilian gays score victory in Rio state

RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) - Rio de Janeiro state lawmakers have broken the governor's veto on a controversial bill giving same-sex partner benefits to government employees, the latest victory for Brazilian gays seeking the same rights as heterosexual couples.

The state's 70-member assembly voted 37 to 21 to lift Governor Rosinha Matheus' veto after heated debate over the legislation on Tuesday.

"We shouldn't dramatize this topic but treat it as a question of pure and real rights for people who for 20 or 30 years built a common patrimony," said state assembly member Carlos Minc of the leftist Workers Party.

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Dark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Nov-18-04 09:43 PM
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1. My god.
Even Brazil has passed us up on the road of Civilization.
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