Hermaphrodite accused of breaking gay marriage law released

A Paraguayan couple jailed on suspicion of having a same-sex wedding was freed after a doctor determined that the groom is a hermaphrodite.

Hermaphrodite accused of breaking gay marriage law released

A Paraguayan couple jailed on suspicion of having a same-sex wedding was freed after a doctor determined that the groom is a hermaphrodite.

Prosecutor Jose Planas ordered the couple jailed after their civil wedding on Friday, when the priest scheduled to perform the religious ceremony the following day said he received a call saying the groom, Jesus Alejandro Martinez, was actually a woman.

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