Latvian couple make history with first same-sex partnership registration under new law

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Latvia formally passed the legislation last November, following a successful legal challenge by 46 same-sex couples seeking recognition as family units.

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00:00Maxim's Ringo and Janice Locks became the first Latvian same-sex couple to register their partnership on Monday,

00:08shortly after midnight when a new law came into force.

00:12Now, all partnerships will be able to register their relationship under it.

00:17This is the day of our marriage.

00:21And yes, this is a very long-awaited meeting.

00:27The Latvian parliament voted last November to formally legislate same-sex civil unions.

00:35After 46 same-sex couples successfully challenged courts to get recognized as a family unit in the eyes of the law.

00:45This is not only important from a historical point of view,

00:48it is also fundamentally important for the Latvian society,

00:53to say to the truth that there are many people, there are many families,

00:59but all of them are valuable and all of them need to be protected.

01:14This is not only important from a historical point of view,

01:17it is also fundamentally important for the Latvian society,

01:21to say to the truth that there are many people, there are many families,

01:27but all of them are valuable and all of them need to be protected.

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