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...national provisions for same-sex couples' rights until 2005, when it became only the third country in the world (after the Netherlands and Belgium) to allow gay marriages, and the first to give them full legal status, including adoption rights. After living together for a decade, Maribel Povedano, 39, and Adela Alvarez were married last May in Seville, watched over by scores of family and friends. "All our neighbors completely accept us, even those in their 70s or 80s," says Povedano. But she notes that homosexuals cannot expect that tolerance in smaller towns and rural areas: "In villages, many...
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