**Two Argentine men have become the first gay couple in Latin America to marry.**Alejandro Freyre, 39, and Jose Maria Di Bello, 41, tied the knot in a civil ceremony in the southern province of Tierra del Fuego.
Gay marriage is illegal in Argentina. However, the Tierra del Fuego governor issued a special decree allowing the couple to wed there.
A judge in the capital, Buenos Aires, prevented the couple from marrying there earlier this month.
The men, who are both HIV-positive, had planned to get married on 1 December, world Aids day.
They eventually travelled to Tierra del Fuego, where they received the support of provincial governor Fabiana Rios.
Although Argentina’s civil code bans gay marriage, the constitution is silent on the matter.
Correspondents say the governor exploited this grey area and gave the two men a special dispensation.
“We’re extremely excited and happy about what this means for all gays and lesbians in Argentina,” Mr Di Bello said.
Several Latin American countries or cities have legalised same-sex civil unions, but these generally confer fewer legal rights than marriage.