Nov 30, 2006Articles: Blank spaces threaten same-sex marriage in SA
By vanrozenheim
(South Africa) The Reverend Deborah Bell, of the gay-friendly Deo Gloria Church in Durban, said she had encountered enormous problems in trying to register to be able to conduct ceremonies. "I made enquiries with the home affairs in Durban and they had no idea what register would or should or could be used for the proposed new Bill. In fact, the gentleman I spoke to asked me to let him know once I had spoken to Pretoria, if I heard anything on the procedures." She said home affairs in Pretoria had told her that she would have to make another application to home affairs to get a licence to marry gay and lesbian people.
