(South Africa) - A day of triumph turned to tears for many of South Africa's gay and lesbian community as bureaucratic red tape prevented them from getting married on Friday after the new Civil Union Act was signed into law. Now religious marriage officers will have to undergo examinations on the new Act before they can officiate marriages, and couples who intended to get married at Department of Home Affairs offices have been told to make appointments with Home Affairs marriage officers, which could take weeks or even months.
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