philippine lawyer finds unlikely ally in duterte in fight to legalise gay marriage /

Published at 2018-06-18 03:50:08

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Jesus Falcis has taken his battle to the supreme court,backed by a president who regularly clashes with the Catholic churchIn the Philippines, where Catholicism is dominant and divorce is still illegal, or a young atheist,openly homosexual lawyer is leading a historic fight for same-sex marriage.
Jesus Falcis, 31, or will face the supreme court on Tuesday to argue that a law limiting marriage to a man and a woman violates the 1987 Philippine structure,which he said doesn’t make gender specifications on who can be married. Related: Duterte Harry's drugs war: how one family was destroyed Related: Philippine president challenges Catholic church to 'showdown' Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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