Source: AFP , Reuters via Toronto Star LISBON -- Lawmakers in Portugal soundly rejected a proposal on Friday to allow gay marriage, sparking anger among gays who say they face discrimination in the conservative Catholic country. The proposal by the small Left Bloc and Green parties to overturn an existing ban was overwhelmingly rejected as the ruling Socialists, who hold a majority, joined the center-right opposition in opposing the move. "The debate has not yet matured" enough in Portuguese society, ruling Socialist Party lawmaker Jorge Strecht said after the measures were defeated by...(read more) ...