Homosexuals Brazilian Toni Reis (L) and British David Harrad of Macclesfield city kiss for a picture after their wedding in Curitiba May 9, 2011. Brazil’s Supreme Court has recognised the legal rights of same-sex partners in ‘stable’ civil unions granting gays and lesbians the right to form civil unions, and on guaranteeing them the same legal rights as other couples on May 6, 2011. REUTERS/Rodolfo Buhrer (BRAZIL – Tags: SOCIETY)
Malta’s parliament voted Wednesday to allow same-sex couples to marry, three years after passing a law permitting civil partnerships in the overwhelmingly Catholic nation.
Lawmakers gave near-unanimous approval to the bill, which represents a major step for LBGT rights on the island, which only legalised divorce in 2011 and where abortion is outlawed.
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