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Uruguayan man given landmark residence permit to live with husband in Italy
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2012/03/27/uruguayan-man-given-landmark-residence-permit-to-live-with-husband-in-italy/Authorities in northern Italy on Monday issued a residence permit to a Uruguayan man whose application was initially rejected because his marriage to an Italian man – which took place in Spain – is not recognised by the country’s laws.
A court in Reggio Emilia ruled last month that authorities had violated European Union rules on freedom of movement by denying the permit to the man.
The Uruguayan man had married his Italian partner in Spain where gay marriages are legal. However, the election last year of Mariano Rajoy as Spain’s new prime minister is worrying for many in the country’s LGBT community, as there are fears he may want to destroy marriage equality.
The couple have been identified in news reports only by their first names, Rafael and Flavio. On the basis of the marriage, Rafael, the Uruguayan man, had applied for a residence permit in Italy, for which non-residents can qualify through marriage to an Italian.
