caracas “Kiss, kiss, kiss!” said the mayor, before calling the next couple to declare the civil marriage shortly after everyone was coordinated to face the camera for the portrait and invite them to to witness the event on social networks is known “. In Altamira Plaza de Caracas, on the afternoon of Valentine’s Day, a busy day in the city as with any commercial event, 24 couples took advantage of the offer of the municipality of Chacao to getting married in a community wedding paid for by makeup and hair styling , payment for them more tips when choosing clothes, a bottle of sparkling wine with glasses, the occasional photo and a hotel stay for the honeymoon.
“We want to instill values in children and people who come to the square and see that the family is the fundamental basis of society, we want to promote moral and family values,” said Gustavo Duque, local president of the Minor Municipality and the largest turnover in the city. Everyone who managed to deliver the required legal documents on time applied for the joint wedding ceremony, because according to the organizer, there were people on the waiting list. Wilmer and Mercy were the last to register. They have a 10-year relationship with children, but struggled to renew their marriage certificate. “I’m excited,” he remarked before his partner walked in with the other women dressed as brides. They also made the 23-year-old love story of Luis, 63, and Giolly, “now the Velásquez”, 54, official old tradition of Venezuelan politicians, but this time it was reported even by international news agencies.
Despite everything, people still get married in Venezuela. Luis and Giolly saw the possibility of getting married as a “thing from God”, because a few days ago they received the most important sign. His ex-partner’s divorce papers finally came out days ago, after more than six years in court. The day after receiving a dose of chemotherapy for breast cancer, she went to the wedding, asked to change her position in public so as not to get out in the sun, and kept smiling all day. The group took pictures in front of a giant heart that adorns the square to complete the phrase and political slogan Eu (amo) Chacão, which recently became a trend among politicians across the country, with the marketing strategy even in the smallest city of the overrun country by inflation, political and social crisis, but full of signs of love from its rulers.
Earlier, LGBTQ rights activists across the city used the date to challenge their right to marry in the Supreme Court, prompting a mass wedding ceremony led by a citywide body that exempts same-sex couples and other forms of marriage from existing family members. The small group of activists used balloons and banners to demand from the judges equal marriage rights, respect for the identity rights of trans, intersex and non-binary persons and also an end to the criminalization of homosexual relationships within the Bundeswehr under penalty of the internal body. of the rules referred to by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, during his recent visit to the country.
On social networks announcing collective marriage, there were those questioning the right to same-sex marriage and others calling for mass divorces. For the mayor, same-sex marriage is an issue “we’d rather see legislated at the national level before making a municipal decision,” he said in statements to the media before declaring 24 couples husband and wife. “It’s a controversial topic, but it’s a reality and all sectors of society need to be heard and valued as human beings.”
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Source: La Neta Neta
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