Arubans, Dutch Differ on Gay Marriage; Islanders Who Want Their Unions Recognized Relocate to Netherlands From: The Washington Post | Date: August 28, 2005| Author: Peter Prengaman | Copyright 2005 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

When two women tried to register as a married couple in Aruba last year, people on the Dutch island threw rocks at them, slashed their car tires and protested against gay unions outside Parliament.

The hostility eventually led Charlene and Esther Oduber-Lamers to flee the Caribbean territory, which refused to recognize their marriage even though the couple legally wed in the Netherlands four years ago.

"I couldn't sleep anymore," Charlene, a 33-year-old Aruba native, said in a te...

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