"Gay rights activists ""Jose"" (L) and ""manuel"" (2ndL) and ""Ana"" (2ndR) and ""Maria"" (R) stage a wedding ceremony in front of the Portuguese parliament in downtown Lisbon on October 10, 2008. Left-wing parties Bloco de Esquerda and Os Verdes failled today to pass a bill proposing to legalize gay marriage.     AFP PHOTO / FRANCISCO LEONG"
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