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Written by Alexander Thatcher | FUSE Editor
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Saturday, 09 January 2010 02:54 |
 Russian Lesbian Couple Just Married in Toronto
The couple intends to start a legal battle to have their union recognised in Russia. Despite all obstacles and legal restrictions in Russia, a lesbian couple entered into same-sex marriage in Toronto last month. Numerous media and local activists were present at the ceremony during which Irina Fedotova-Fet and Irina Shipitko exchanged vows.
The couple, together with their lawyer and organiser of Moscow Gay Pride, Nikolai Alekseev as well as local activists hosted a press conference at the Toronto City Hall before the ceremony during which Canadian gay activists, spoke about their struggle for marriage equality, stressing the importance of supporting similar movements in other countries, including Russia. They compared the fight for same sex marriage in Russia with a similar campaign which started in Canada two decades ago.
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