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Antônio Esteves, 35, and Cauê Rocha, 31, are getting married at the registry office early next year. But this Sunday (16), they anticipated the commemoration of the union, which began about two years ago. The ceremony held in Belo Horizonte was not just a wedding; it was a "wedding". The architect and the designer said "yes" alongside 34 other couples. In addition to love, the bride and groom share an ideal: defending the rights of LGBT couples.
Last month, the Senate opened a public consultation on a bill to put an end to the consequences of the resolution of the National Council of Justice (NYC), which provides for the empowerment, celebration of civil marriage or the conversion of a stable marriage into a marriage. , between people of the same bad.
Faced with this, a group of friends and people related to the LGBT cause in Belo Horizonte have had the idea to oppose conservative opinions, to celebrate love. Filipe Costa is one of the members of this collective, called "Casamentaço". He explains that the entire ceremony was held in a spirit of collaboration and featured countless volunteers, such as singer Fernanda Takai, who introduced the couple with a show.
Social networks have come together to make the party come true. It's thanks to the internet that couples and more than 400 volunteers who have joined the idea of the collective have signed up to participate in the big day. On an online platform, some of the money to pay for the ceremony – about R $ 20,000 – was collected.
Internet was also notable in the history of Antônio and Cauê. About two years ago, they met on Instagram. One in Belo Horizonte and the other in São Paulo, they spent more than a year in relation to distance, until about nine months ago, Cauê moved to the capital of Minas Gerais .
For him, the importance of "marriage" lies in its representativeness for couples. "What I think is very symbolic is that no one really believes what is going on, we have never felt honored for who we really are, we can exist to a certain extent, and from this moment, we must walk The importance is the representativeness, showing that LGBT exist, giving a sense of belonging to each community.This strengthens people as individuals and as families, "he said. declared.
The ceremony was interreligious and counted, for example, with a pastor, a saint's father, but also with Christian-born activists. "It's the face of how LGBT people see things, in a more plural way, with respect for diversity," said Antonio.
One of the members of the Felipe Costa collective said that the ceremony was beautiful, very political and at the same time very poetic. "There were a number of different religious figures, and each of them left a message for an idea of resistance, of community.It was very clear that what was happening was a rite in favor of the community. 39, union of forces, "said Costa.
Forty couples celebrate their wedding at an "LGBT wedding" in Belo Horizonte – Photo: Luisa Ranieri / Advertisement
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