Gay marriage in Argentina, with or without a church

  

Iban always go to mass. They looked. Be liked. There, in the church, against the God they still believe, was born love Elbio (39) and Emily (36). Of this 13 years ago and a half: 28 of this month they said yes. Will become, then, in one of the 800 couples to marry since the adoption of equal marriage law, according to figures from Argentina Federation for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans.

The home they share more than ten years is small, cozy, and each space is occupied by a precious object of great sentimental value: boxes, ornaments, picture frames. In the lobby armed, for example, a kind of altar, in a glazed box is a virgin, a candle is lit each well, and some stamps aligned.

Right there is the computer on. Long ago that nobody uses it and the screen saver shows one to one hundred photos of the couple: travel, home, with family, alone, at sea, almost teenagers today.

"Conflict with religion? "We met at church, God is always present," says Emily, a graduate of a Catholic school in Buenos Aires. "Religion has to accept us."

Your partner is not contained and adds: "We had a sad situation in the church of the Rosary of San Nicolás, where the priest would not give him a pardon for communion. Since that day, we decided not to confess more, considering that to talk to God you do not need to do so through a person. "

They say that, beyond some priests to condemn them, they still go to church and are devoted precisely to the Virgin of Rosario. "We appreciate all the time we're together, we're fine," says Elbio and looks at his partner. Smile. At times, it seems to be embraced by just looking.

Animated talk in the department share in Don Torcuato on the theme of the year that was, which meant the achievement of equal marriage law. "For us, the important thing is knowing that if something happens to one, the other will have rights," says Elbio. "So we legalize this coexistence."

Thus, although able to marry in church is an illusion of both, there is no religious imperative to stop them. How to solve the religious question? "Our life is like and we should not solve anything," answers the question correctly Elbio not playing in the hot summer air. Above all are busy enjoying the eve of a wedding than anticipated as a prelude to a conclusion without end.

Rings are measured, reviewed the manifestations of affection from his friends, talking about how is the family reunion, can you imagine the honeymoon in Mina Clavero, in the hills of Cordoba. It is the party that always dreamed and came to think that they could never live.

 

VERONICA DEMA
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