法比亚娜·贾斯蒂尼亚诺和斯卡利特·罗查于8月7日在玻利维亚正式登记结婚，成为该国历史上首对完成民事婚姻登记的女性同性伴侣1。这一突破性时刻源于两人长期的法律诉讼——她们从提出申请到最终获得结婚证，历时近四年1。
这对伴侣的胜利来自玻利维亚宪法法庭的一项关键裁决1。法庭在3月认定公民登记处存在歧视行为，并命令其在10天内颁发结婚证，尽管实际完成耗时五个月1。值得注意的是，玻利维亚现行宪法仍将婚姻定义为男女之间的结合1。
法律专家认为这一案例的意义超越了这对伴侣本身。平等玻利维亚律师马特奥·罗德里戈表示，"他们所做的是为其他伴侣提供希望，相信变革是不可避免的"1。已有其他同性伴侣向该组织咨询关于结婚事宜1，表明这一历史性判例正在激励更多人为同性婚姻权利而行动。
Fabiana Justiniano and Scarlett Rocha made history on August 7 when they became the first couple to complete a same-sex civil marriage in Bolivia 1. The pair's journey to the altar spanned nearly four years and required two separate legal battles to overcome 1.
Rocha, a Bolivian-American born in Hollywood, Florida, and Justiniano pursued marriage rights in a country whose constitution defines matrimony as a union between a man and a woman 1. Their breakthrough came in March when Bolivia's Constitutional Court ruled that the civil registry office had engaged in discrimination and ordered it to issue them a marriage certificate within ten days 1. Despite this directive, the couple waited five months before finally exchanging vows 1.
Though the court's ruling technically applies only to Justiniano and Rocha, legal experts view the decision as a potential precedent for other same-sex couples in Bolivia, a nation of 12 million people 1. Matteo Rodrigo, an attorney with Equality Bolivia, underscored the couple's symbolic significance, stating that "what they have done is provide hope to other couples, believing that change is inevitable" 1. Already, other same-sex couples have begun inquiring with Equality Bolivia about pursuing marriage, signaling growing momentum for marriage equality in the country 1.
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