Guido Montano and David Aruquipa, a couple and members of the LGBT movement, pose after a news conference where the first same-sex civil union was recognised by the Bolivian Civil Registry in La Paz, Bolivia, December 11, 2020. REUTERS/David Mercado
LA PAZ (Reuters) - Bolivia's civil registry authorized for the first time a same sex civil union following a two-year legal battle, a decision activists in the Andean nation hope will pave the way for an overhaul of the country's marriage laws.
David Aruquipa, a 48-year-old businessman, and Guido Montaño, a 45-year-old lawyer, were initially denied the right to register their union in 2018 by authorities in Bolivia, who said the country's laws did not allow same sex marriage.
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