Lisbon - Portuguese gay rights campaigners submitted Thursday a petition to parliament with over 5 000 signatures urging the assembly to change the law to permit same-sex marriages.
Several celebrities, literary figures and left-wing lawmakers signed the petition which demands that the law be changed since "we don't want to have second-class citizens because of their love."
Under Portuguese law, petitions with more than 4 000 valid signatures submitted to parliament must be analyzed by the assembly which can then decide whether or not to put the issue to a full debate by members of parliament.
Since neighbouring Spain legalised same-sex marriage last year, pressure from gay rights campaigners has been mounting in Portugal for Lisbon to do the same.
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