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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Natacha Pisarenko and Dbora Rey

A growing number of LGBTQ+ Russians seek refuge from war, discrimination in Argentina

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Anastasia Domini and wife Anna Domini walked hand in hand on a recent sunny day in Argentina’s capital while their four restless children played nearby.

It's a common sight in a country where same-sex marriage has been legal for more than a decade. But the couple, who got married shortly after arriving in Buenos Aires early last year, still remember the fear they felt when they first decided to hold hands in public after leaving Russia, which explicitly outlawed same-sex marriages in 2020.

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