Court rules against couple in China's first same-*** marriage case
 

Court rules against couple in China's first same-*** marriage case
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A judge has ruled against a gay couple in China's first same-*** marriage case.

The couple went to court Wednesday morning against a local civil affairs bureau in the city of Changsha that refused to issue them a marriage registration certification.

They were hoping that a judge would overturn the bureau's ruling, on the grounds that Chinese marriage law does **t explicitly say same-*** marriages are illegal.

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The couple's lawyer, Shi Fulong, told the press outside the courtroom that he hadn't expected the ruling to be passed so quickly; the verdict was out within hours. Read more...


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