Argentinian Judge Reverses Same-Sex Marriage
Yesterday, an Argentinian Judge nullified the marriage between two gay men in the city of Buenos Aires, and has ordered them to return all documents related to the union.
Judge Felix Igarzabal, a national judge, reversed the previous decision by a Buenos Aires judge permitting the marriage between Damian Bernath, 39, and Jorge Salazar Capon, 43, in late February. His decision was based upon the nation’s Civil Code, specifically in article 172 which states that the “complete and free consent expressed personally by a man and a woman before the authority that is competent to celebrate it, is indispensable for the existence of matrimony.”
Maria Rachid, president of the Argentina Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transsexuals, said that her organization would appeal the decision to the Supreme Court, and would even attempt to put the judge on trial, claiming that he acted on personal bias in the case.
