Rome Prefect Giuseppe Pecoraro
on Monday politely requested that Mayor Ignazio Marino void the
16 gay marriages he transcribed in City Hall at the weekend.
Five lesbian couples and 11 gay couples who got married
abroad saw their nuptials recognized in their home town Saturday
as the mayor contravened the current law of the land by
transcribing their marriage certificates in City Hall.
The prefect did not say when Marino must carry out the
order.
"Our dream will come true tomorrow," gay activists Jeff and
Domenico, who wed in Belgium, said Friday.
"This dream cannot be wiped out, and we will appeal any
attempt to do so. We are ready to do what it takes to see our
rights recognized," the couple said in a statement.
Premier Matteo Renzi has vowed to make it easier for gay
couples to be recognised by the State. Speaking on a Sunday talk
show, Renzi reiterated that he is looking at a "German-style
solution" in which the State would recognise gay unions and they
would have similar rights to married heterosexuals except they
would not be allowed to adopt kids who are not the biological
offspring of one of the partners.
Renzi said he would table legislation on the issue when the
current budget session is over at the end of the year.
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