Two Argentine men have become the first gay couple in Latin America to marry.

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The couple were married at a registry office in Ushuaia

Alejandro Freyre, 39, and Jose Maria Di Bello, 41, tied the knot结婚 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法令，判决 allowing the couple to wed¹ 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火地岛, where they received the support of provincial² governor Fabiana Rios.

Although Argentina's civil code民事法典 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免除，豁免.

"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授予，给予 fewer legal rights than marriage.