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Portugal Celebrates 221 Gay Weddings In 6 Months (OnTop)

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Six months after a gay marriage law took effect in Portugal, 221 gay and lesbian couples have married, the AFP reported

The figures were released Friday by the Ministry of Justice.

One-hundred-fifty-six of the couples were male and sixty-five were female.

An additional 202 marriages in which one of the spouses is a Portuguese citizen were performed outside the country. Nineteen gay couples married in Portuguese consulates around the world.

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