Rafael Ramirez and Alejandro Diaz show off their civil union certificates after tying the knot in Mexico City

 
Rafael Ramirez and Alejandro Diaz show off their civil union certificates after tying the knot in Mexico City
Rafael Ramirez (L), 31, and Alejandro Diaz, 27, show off their civil union certificates after tying the knot in Mexico City March 16, 2007. The two gay lawyers celebrated their civil union in Mexico City on Friday, becoming the first legally recognized homosexual couple in the traditionally macho capital of one of the world's most Catholic countries. REUTERS/Daniel Aguilar (MEXICO)