Bolivia recognizes first same-sex marriage

Montenegro is the first European country outside of Western Europe and the EU to legally recognize same-sex couples. President Milo Djukanovic said it was a confirmation that Montenegrin society "is maturing."

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Kim Kardashian West wants to discuss her marriage split in an interview with Oprah Winfrey, so she can "face the public and be honest" about the end of her romance with Kanye West.

An official decree from the Vatican department in charge of doctrine has nixed any possibility that the Roman Catholic Church might accept same-sex marriages.

More than a dozen same-sex couples had filed lawsuits in 2019, asking the government to recognize gay marriage. The verdict is being hailed as a step towards marriage equality.

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