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Gay businesswomen Michele Nobre (l.) and Stephanye dos Santos (r.) get married on Nov. 24, 2018, instead of waiting longer as they had planned, out of fear of a reduction of LGBT rights in Brazil following the inauguration of President-elect Jair Bolsonaro. EFE-EPA/Sebastiao Moreira

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