SSM IN A BRAZILIAN STATE: From the BBC

[Or is it? Weird equivocation re SSM vs. civil unions. Sigh.]

A panel of judges in a Brazilian state has ruled in favour of authorising same-sex marriages.

The southern state of Rio Grande do Sul is the first state to do so.

The ruling gives same-sex couples broad rights in areas like inheritance, child custody, insurance benefits and pensions. ...

Civil unions between homosexual couples are not recognised officially in Brazil. ...

"Technically, this is not going to be called 'gay marriage' by the justice of the peace, but it is the equivalent," Tania Bampi, a spokeswoman for the state court administration, said.

The ruling binds all judges and justices-of-the-peace in the state to approve civil unions "between persons of sound mind and independent of sexual orientation".

As yet no gay couples have sought permission for a union but court officials expect requests to start within days.

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