Jesus Falcis has taken his battle to the supreme court, backed by a president who regularly clashes with the Catholic church In the Philippines, where Catholicism is dominant and divorce is still illegal, a young atheist, openly gay lawyer is leading a historic fight for same-sex marriage. Jesus Falcis, 31, will face the supreme court on Tuesday to argue that a law limiting marriage to a man and a woman violates the 1987 Philippine Constitution, which he said doesn't make gender specifications o...
Philippine lawyer finds unlikely ally in Duterte in fight to legalise gay marriage
The Guardian - 18 Jun 2018 04:50
Jesus Falcis has taken his battle to the supreme court, backed by a president who regularly clashes with the Catholic church In the Philippines, where Catholicism is dominant and divorce is still illegal, a young atheist, openly gay lawyer is leading a historic fight for same-sex marriage. Jesus Falcis, 31, will face the supreme court on Tuesday to argue that a law limiting marriage to a man and a woman violates the 1987 Philippine Constitution, which he said doesn't make gender specifications o...
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