The Dominican Republic has refused to recognize a same-sex marriage performed in the country, stating, “our legislation does not recognize this type of marriage,”reports AP.
Earlier the British embassy had tweeted that a Dominican man and his British partner had exchanged vows in its Santo Domingo offices. Earlier in the year the British government had announced that that same-sex couples could marry at British consulates in 25 countries. The Dominican Republic is the only Caribbean nation on that list. Embassy officials say more same-sex ceremonies will be performed in the future.
The chairman of the Dominican Council of Evangelical Churches said the embassy ceremony “brings a curse to the nation.”
