Tag: puerto rico

Puerto Rico has historically required its students to wear gender specific uniforms, something only seen in the private schools of the US.  The Puerto Rico Department of Education has traditionally deemed school uniforms as a basic imperative for its public school students.  The only exceptions to the rule would be those excused from donning school garb for medical reasons. The Education Secretary Rafael Roman confirmed on record Monday that the uniform code which was a standard for this U.S. territory...

More than 60 same-sex couples got married on Sunday in San Juan, Puerto Rico. They exchanged their vows and rings at a mass ceremony, with a crowd of supporters cheering and taking photos. The event became the result of the U.S. Supreme Court decision taken in June and requiring every state to allow same-sex marriages. Soon after that, an executive order was signed. Thus, this Sunday’s ceremony became a “celebration of the triumph of love” as organizer Ada Conde said. Same-sex...