One of the first Argentinian couples to have a legal same-sex marriage has had their union annulled by a Tierra Del Fuego city judge.

Blabbeando reports:

“…the civil wedding between Alex Freyre and José Maria Di Bello (right, pictured at their wedding) was challenged by a local district attorney, Karina Echazú, on the grounds that the national constitution did not give gay couples the right to marry. For years, Freyre and Di Bello had fought an uphill battle to be able to marry until a Buenos Aires court gave them the go-ahead in November. Plans to marry on December 1st were placed on hold when local authorities stepped in and put a stay on the order (they had chosen December 1st as a symbolic date since they are both HIV positive and the date marks World AIDS Day). Working behind the scenes, LGBT rights advocates sought a friendly government official with the power to perform a civil wedding and found her in the Governor of Tierra del Fuego, Fabiana Rios, who agreed to marry the men on December 28th, 2009.”

Blabbeando also reports that two other same-sex couples remain legally married in Argentina. The Argentinian Supreme Court will take the issue later this year – and reports have indicated that at least one judge is ready to back marriage equity.

Image from Sulekha.