REUTERS/Max Rossi
A gay couple hold their contract as they embrace at the end of a symbolic wedding ceremony in central Rome May 21, 2005. Gay couples from around Italy were informally married in symbolic ceremonies in central Rome on Saturday, expressing their frustration at Italy's strict laws which offer no legal recognition to same-sex couples. Italy's gay and lesbian associations are lobbying for parliament to give gay couples legal status and equal rights as traditional marriages in areas such as pensions and taxes.
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