Bolivia, South America, has recognised a same-sex civil union for the first time after David Aruquipa, 48, and Guido Montaño, 45, campaigned for two years to have their relationship be legally acknowledged.
According to Reuters, the couple, who have been together for 11 years, were initially denied the right to register their union in 2018 by authorities in Bolivia, on the basis that same-sex marriage is not legal in the country.
Although same-sex civil unions are generally not recognised, the couple argued successfully that the country’s denial to do so violated international human rights standards, and constituted discrimination under Bolivian law.