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1 | Puerto Rico Celebrates the First Same-Sex Weddings—And It's About Time | Olona Mitovy Taovam-pananahana: Fanambadiana Voalohany Nankalazaina Tao Puerto Rico |
2 | The US Supreme Court's ruling not only declared marriage equality in the United States, but also declared it for Puerto Rico, too. | Tsy ao Etazonia irery no namoahan'ny Fitsarana Antampony Amerikana ny fitoviana manoloana ny resaka fanambadiana, fa ho an'i Puerto Rico ihany koa. |
3 | Image by José Madera, used with permission. | Sary avy amin'i José Madera, nahazoana alàlana ny fampiasàna azy. |
4 | After the US Supreme Court's June 26 ruling that declared marriage equality constitutional in all of the United States and its territories, the government of Puerto Rico announced that it would start the processes required to comply with the court's decision. | Ny 26 Jona, taorian'ny namoahan'ny Fitsarana Antampony ao Etazonia ny lalàna momba fitovian'ny rehetra amin'ny resaka fananganan-tokantrano manerana ny firenena, nanambara ny governemanta ao Puerto Rico fa mety hanomboka ireo dingana ilaina ihany koa mba hanarahana izay fanapahankevitry ny fitsarana izay. |
5 | The results could be seen on Sunday, August 16, when over 60 same-sex couples formalized their commitment to each other in a mass wedding in Old San Juan under the more-than-welcome rain. | Ny Alahady 16 Aogositra no nivoahan'ny vokatra, rehefa nilaza ho fanta-poko fanta-pirenena ny fifanekeny ireo olona 60 mitovy taovam-pananahana nifanambady, nandritry ny mariazy miara-mizotra tao Old San Juan, tanaty orambe izay nirina rahateo ny hiaviany. |
6 | The event was organized by activists Ivonne Álvarez and Ada Conde, who also married each other in Sunday's mass wedding. | Ireo mafàna fo, Ivonne Álvarez sy Ada Conde, izay nanao ny mariaziny tamin'io mariazy miara-mizotra natao ny Alahady io ihany, no nikarakara ilay hetsika. |
7 | The rain by no means dampened the spirits of the people gathered there. | Tsy nahasakana velively ny fanahin'ireo olona nifamory tao ny orana. |
8 | After many months of drought, it was instead seen by some as a blessing on the ceremony: | Taorian'ny volana maro nisian'ny haintany, tsodrano aza no nandraisan'ny sasany azy iny nandritry ny lanonana fankalazàna: |
9 | What better gift can God give gays on their wedding day, than the chance to dance in the rain during a drought. | Inona indray no ho fanomezana tsara indrindra avy amin'Andriamanitra ho an'ireo pelaka, afatsy ny vintana hitsinjaka anaty orana nandritry ny haintany. |
10 | The event was celebrated without incident, in spite of a group of people protesting nearby who were mainly from religious organizations that oppose same-sex marriage. | Nizotra tsy nisy tomika ny raharaha, na teo aza ireo vondron'olona nanao hetsi-panoherana teo akaiky teo, izay ny maro dia avy amin'ny fikambanana ara-pinoana manohitra ny fanambadian'ireo mitovy taovam-pananahana. |
11 | It must be said, however, that there were also representatives from other faiths and Christian denominations (not to mention the Pastafarians, who “believe” in the famous Flying Spaghetti Monster) that not only supported the marriages with their presence, but also blessed the unions by officiating some of the weddings. | Tsy maintsy lazaina, na izany aza, fa nisy ihany koa ny solontena avy amin'ireo antokom-pinoana hafa sy ny Kristiana maro an'isa (raha tsy hilaza afatsy ny Pastafarians, izay “mino” ilay Flying Spaghetti Monster malaza) izay tsy hoe fotsiny nanohana ny fanorenan-tokantrano tamin'ny fanatrehany, fa koa nanome tsodrano ho an'ireo fiombonana tamin'ny alàlan'ny fitarihana ny fotoana ho an'ireo mariazy sasany. |
12 | For many, it was the first time they could express their feelings about each other so openly. | For many, it was the first time they could express their feelings about each other so openly. |
13 | Image by José Madera, used with permission. | Image by José Madera, used with permission. |
14 | For the couples that married that day, the experience was a deeply emotional one. | Ho an'ireo nahatanteraka ny mariaziny tamin'izay andro izay, tena tsaroan'ny aina ho latsaka anaty tokoa ny zavatra niainana. |
15 | Some couples had lived together for many years already and a few had even raised children together, an impressive accomplishment, considering how socially conservative Puerto Rico can be. | Efa niaraka niaina nandritry ny taona maro ny sasany ary ny vitsivitsy dia efa niaraka nanangana zaza, zavabita nahazendana, raha jerena ny maha-fiarahamonina fatra-pifikitra amin'ny nentin-drazana ny ao Puerto Rico. |
16 | There still lingered much of the feeling that many same-sex marriage advocates had when the Supreme Court's ruling was first announced-a lot of joy and a bit of disbelief at the same time, as expressed in the following tweet: | Mbola miraikitra be ao an-tsaina ny fihetsehampo nananan'ireo mpisolovava ny mariazin'ireo mitovy taovam-pananahana fony sambany nambaran'ny Fitsarana Antampony ilay didy - hafaliana tsy omby tratra no sady toa tsy nino ihany koa, toy izay ambaran'ity bitsika manaraka ity : |
17 | It's incredible to live to tell it: All of the United States and Puerto Rico recognize same-sex marriage. | Tsy mampino ny hiaina mba hilaza azy ity : i Etazonia iray manontolo sy Puerto Rico samy manaiky ny fanambadiana ho an'ireo mitovy taovam-pananahana. |
18 | On that occasion, Amárilis Pagán (@AmarilisPagan), an outspoken advocate for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) people's rights and executive director of Proyecto Matria, urged people to keep on fighting for full equality: | Tamin'izay fotoana izay, niantso ny olona hanohy hitolona ho an'ny fitoviana tanteraka i Amárilis Pagán (@AmarilisPagan), mpitondra teny mpiaro ny zon'ireo vavy tia vavy, ny pelaka ary ireo manana taova roa, ny nanova taova (LGBTQ) sady tale mpanatanteraky ny Proyecto Matria : |
19 | Done! | Tapitra! |
20 | Now let's carry on with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transexual and transgender (LGBTT) agenda: adoption, lives without violence, access to medical services and more. | Ankehitriny ndeha isika hiatrika ny fandaharam-potoanan'ireo vavy tia vavy, ny pelaka sy ireo manana taova roa ary ny nanova taova (LGBTT) : fananganana zaza, fiainana tsy misy herisetra, fahafahana mahazo fitsaboana sy ny maro hafa. |
21 | Human rights advocate Pedro Julio Serrano celebrated the fact that same-sex couples could now get married in Puerto Rico, but also reminded people about other members of the LGBTQ community who have yet to gain the legal recognition of their rights: | Pedro Julio Serrano, mpisolovava mpiaro zon'olombelona, dia nankalaza ny fahafahan'ireo mitovy taovam-pananahana hifanambady ao Puerto Rico, nefa koa nampahatsiahy ny olona momba ireo hafa mpikambana ao anatin'ny vondrom-piarahamonin'ny LGBT izay tsy mbola nahazo fankatoavana ny zony araka ny lalàna : |
22 | …we still need to achieve, among other struggles, that transgender and transsexual people can go to the same Demographic Registry, which is today making history, so that they too can match their birth certificates to their gender. | …Mbola ilaintsika ny mahatontosa, ankoatra ny tolona hafa, hoe mba ho afaka mankany amin'ny Rejisitra Demaokratika mitovy amin'ny rehetra ireo nanova taovam-pananahana, izay manoratra ny tantara amin'ity anio ity, amin'izay koa izy ireny mba ho afaka hanitsy ny kopiam-pahaterahany hifanaraka amin'ny mahalahy na mahavavy azy. |
23 | It is fair, it is right and is as inevitable as the day we live today. | Rariny izany, zo ary zavatra tsy azo ialàna toy izao andro iainantsika ankehitriny izao. |