Brazil hosts its first lesbian wedding.
Yesterday it was the gay men's turn; today it's their turn.
Fernando Porfírio_247 - After Jacareí, in the interior of São Paulo, it was the turn of a judge in Brasília to recognize a same-sex civil union. This time between two women. Judge Junia de Souza Antunes, of the 4th Family Court, converted the union into marriage. This Tuesday, the couple, formed by two men, were able to go to a registry office and pick up their marriage certificate.
In Brasília, Silvia Gomide and Claudia Gurgel are now officially married. The Public Prosecutor's Office issued a favorable opinion on the union and will not appeal the decision. This is the second marriage between homosexuals judicially recognized after the Supreme Court's decision, which equated same-sex civil unions with civil unions between conventional couples.
The women have been living in a same-sex relationship for over 11 years. The couple stated that they purchased the property where they reside through joint financial effort. They declared that they have made wills naming each other as heirs and that they are considered a couple by friends and family.
In her decision, the judge emphasized that there is no doubt about the Supreme Court's intention in equating same-sex and heterosexual relationships. In her reasoning, the judge also highlighted that it is recognized that one of the consequences of a stable union is its conversion into marriage.