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(29 Dec 2009) SHOTLIST
1. Exterior of Axel Hotel
2. Argentineans who married same-sex partners, Alex Freyre and Jose Maria Di Bello, greeting people before the media conference
3. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Maria Rachid, President of the Federation of Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals and Trans of Argentina:
"We can celebrate now because the marriage for couples of the same sex and legal equality is now a reality for our community in this country."
4. Wide of media conference room and people applauding
5. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jose Mar�a Di Bello, Argentine who married same-sex partner :
"From Argentina and from the north of Latin America from Mexico I guess that we are illuminating Latin America and also the Caribbean. Because just now the (gay) marriage has been approved in the D.F. (Federal District referring to Mexico City.)"
6. Wide of reporters
7. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Jose Maria Di Bello, Argentine who married same-sex partner:
"And in order to have legal equality the reality is that we need to have law. Therefore we need all the deputies and senators of our country maybe in an extra-ordinary session to discuss the (law) project. If the president sends (the bill) to the Congress in February, a decision will be made and we will here news about it. We are confident that the government is going to do this. We have asked to have audience with the President (Cristina Fernandez). We are waiting. Miss President we are waiting for an answer, we are waiting for this audience."
8. Cutaway of cameraman
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Alex Freyre, Argentine who married same-sex partner:
"Because what we want is the marriage law modified to achieve juridical equality for same-sex couples in order to marry as easily as my parents did. One day, they went to the wedding office and they asked for a date and they got married. But now their sons have to start a battle against the justice and over all against the injustice."
10. Pan of Freyre and Di Bello
11. Freyre and Di Bello showing the wedding document
12. Close of wedding document
STORYLINE
The Argentinean gay rights activists who got married this week said on Tuesday in Buenos Aires that they have full confidence that the Supreme Court of Justice will back up their union, the first same-sex marriage in Latin America.
After their first attempt to wed earlier this month in Buenos Aires was thwarted, Jose Maria Di Bello and Alex Freyre had their civil ceremony on Monday in Ushuaia, the capital of Argentina''s Tierra del Fuego province, where a sympathetic governor backed their bid to make Latin American history.
Freyre and Di Bello said on Tuesday that there might be some conservative groups that may attempt to annul their marriage.
Argentina''s Constitution is silent on whether marriage must be between a man and a woman, effectively leaving the matter to state and city officials.
Tierra del Fuego Governor Fabiana Rios said in a statement that gay marriage "is an important advance in human rights and social inclusion and we are very happy that this has happened in our state."
Many in Argentina and throughout Latin America remain opposed to gay marriage, particularly the Roman Catholic Church.
But same-sex civil unions have been legalised in Uruguay, Buenos Aires, Mexico City and some states in Mexico and Brazil.
Marriage generally carries more exclusive rights such as adopting children, inheriting wealth and enabling a partner to gain citizenship.
Di Bello said the city of Ushuaia initially declined to authorise the marriage but went ahead after the couple received backing from the state of Tierra del Fuego.

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