Florianópolis was the stage on Saturday (26) for the promotion of a collective LGBT civil wedding at the Cambirela hotel, in the mainland region of the capital. With 40 couples and around 800 guests, the ceremony that began at 18pm was marked by a lot of emotion.
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The collective marriage was an initiative of the Court of Justice of Santa Catarina in partnership with the Associação Amigos em Ação de Santa Catarina. And, at no cost to brides and grooms, it aims to promote the citizenship of the LGBT community.
"The project aims to guarantee equal rights between people, without distinction of their sexual orientation, respecting and promoting the dream of each couple", declared organizer Luciana Bastos Silva, the "Lu do Bem", which has been holding collective weddings since 2005. "The event had everything it deserves: red carpet, decoration…".
According to the organization, the majority of couples were formed by women, but included the presence of gay men and a trans woman. Each couple was entitled to 20 guests, who were attended by a justice of the peace who represented all the registry offices involved. Everyone has already left with their marriage certificates in their hands; and there was a lot of crying and declarations of love.
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It is worth mentioning that, in addition to the free ceremony and the guaranteed right to civil marriage, a couple of brides were given makeup and hairstyles done by the professional. Luciana Medeiros, from Luciana Medeiros Makeup Artist Studio. The photos were from Jackson Adriano, from the institution Desdobrando Arte Ateliê.
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The wedding was also attended by the artist. selma light, who presented the event, Lirous K'yo Fonseva Ávila, who is an LGBT activist and president of the Forum Diversity Greater Florianópolis and the NGO ADEH – Association in Defense of Human Rights with a Focus on Sexuality – among other activists in the state.
After the success of the event, the second wedding already has a date scheduled: March 26, 2016 and will be organized together with the institution ADEH – Association in defense of human rights.
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