Two same-sex Philippine couples applied for marriage licenses Monday in a first for the conservative Catholic nation, but were promptly rejected by the government.
Maria Arlyn Ibanez and her partner Joanne Reena Gregorio joined Pastor Crescencio Agbayani and his partner Marlon Pelipe in trooping to a civil registry office in Manila, hoping to raise awareness about gay rights.
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