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Rome mayor registers gay marriages carried out abroad in defiance of interior minister

(18 Oct 2014) In open defiance of Italy's government, Rome's mayor on Saturday registered 16 gay marriages performed overseas. Gay marriage is illegal in Italy and Interior Minister Angelino Alfano recently sent a notice to local prefects saying any registrations of gay marriages celebrated abroad would be voided. Rome Mayor Ignazio Marino however received thunderous applause as he arrived in the city hall reception room where the couples, their friends and family gathered to make their marriages official in Rome's city ledger. One by one, the couples - gay and lesbian, some with children - were called up to witness Marino transcribe the date and locations of their weddings, including in Spain, Portugal and the US. Marino said Saturday was an important day in the fight for equal rights for all. Jonathon Dominic Spada, a 26-year-old from Santa Barbara, California, and Fabrizio Maffeo, 35, a Roman computer specialist, were there among others to register their 2013 marriage in Boston. Maffero said it was "crazy that there is such a turmoil over two people in love." Outside the Capitol Hill in the Italian capital, tens of people gathered to protest against what they said was an illegal decision of the mayor, in breach of the country's constitution. Premier Matteo Renzi has previously said he would propose legislation allowing gay unions, though it wouldn't include adoption. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...