Resumo:
Assuming that there should be no obstacle at the state level to the recognition of same-sex unions, due to the respect to be maintained in relation to the free sexual orientation of individuals, as well as the
appreciation of the affection that governs family relations, it is necessary that the bookkeeping of the public registry in Brazil, in its daily practice, mirrors that thought, independent of resolutions or orders of service emanating from higher spheres. The public record should not only observe the biological fact, but the social reality.
