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Portuguese parliament rejects same-sex marriage
October 10, 2008
Lawmakers in Lisbon easily defeated a proposal to provide legal recognition for same-sex marriages in an October 10 vote. The proposal was opposed by both the Socialist government and the main opposition party-- and, according to a fresh opinion poll, by a solid majority of Portuguese citizens. But a challenge to Portugal's marriage law, brought by a lesbian couple, is pending before the European courts.
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