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August 17, 2015

Puerto Rico: 60 Same-Sex Couples Wed in Mass Ceremony 
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In Puerto Rico, more than 60 same-sex couples tied the knot in a mass
wedding Sunday in the capital San Juan. Puerto Rico had banned same-sex
marriage, but in June the governor issued an executive order requiring
compliance with a U.S. Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex
marriage across the United States.

 

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