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• FIRST CHURCH WEDDG FOR GAY UPLE IS HELD UK
• THE FIRST GAY UPL TO WED UK AS SAME SEX MARRIAGE LAWS E TO FORCE
• ONE OF BRA'S FIRST GAY DADS TO MARRY DGHTER'S EX-BOYIEND AFTER PROPOSG ON TRIP
• MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT UK: NEW SERI TO WELE FIRST GAY UPLE
• 'FAY IS EVERYTHG!' COUPLE WHO BEME UK'S FIRST GAY DADS TO PLETE £1M IVF FAYBARRIE DREWT-BARLOW, 51, AND HIS NOW EX-HBAND, 56-YEAR-OLD TONY GREW UP MANCHTER - AND ARE NOW EXPECTG TRIPLETSMENBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYSARAH ARNOLDANDREW BARDSLEYCOURT REPORTER21:41, 11 DEC 2021UPDATED09:05, 12 DEC 2021BOOKMARKTONY, HIS EX BARRIE, DGHTER VALENTA AND BARRIE'S FIANCE STT (IMAGE: © PRS PEOPLE)SIGN UP FOR OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S BIGGT STORI SENT DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP FOR OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S BIGGT STORI SENT DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!
• GETTG MARRIED THE UK GAY MARRIAGE LAWS UK
• I WATCHED ONE OF BRA'S FIRST-EVER GAY WEDDGS
• FIRST GAY MARRIAG THE UK WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

FIRST CHURCH WEDDG FOR GAY UPLE IS HELD UK

Two women have married what is believed to be the UK's first gay weddg held a Tipper and Barb Burn tied the knot at the Metropolan muny church (MCC) Bournemouth, Dorset, on law allowed same-sex upl to marry on 29 March, but this was the first ceremony to be nducted a relig buildg, the MCC Rev Dwayne Man, who officiated at the ceremony, said the church had taken pri celebratg diversy and lled a historic and Tipper, who have attend MCC for 15 years, said they were surprised to disver their weddg was a first. Unfortunately shows the lack of effective mistry by most church to gay people so many ways. "We are grateful to all those who have stggled for the rights of gay people for so many years that has led to this historic day.

THE FIRST GAY UPL TO WED UK AS SAME SEX MARRIAGE LAWS E TO FORCE

The first gay upl to tie the knot Bra take their vows jt sends after new same sex marriage laws e to forceHappy upl marry historic first ceremoni across the untryHistoric Marriage (Same Sex Coupl) Act beme valid at midnightCom 4 years after Netherlands, 13 years after Catholic untry ArgentaArchbishop of Canterbury Jt Welby wel change spe tensnsTells Church to embrace gay marriage law and spread Christian loveHistoric moment marred by study showg 1/5 wouldn't attend weddg Updated: 14:06 BST, 29 March 2014 Same sex upl around the untry have tied the knot Bra's first ever gay weddgs. 'It is a mark of signifint social progrs the UK that the legal distctn between gay and straight relatnships has been removed.

ONE OF BRA'S FIRST GAY DADS TO MARRY DGHTER'S EX-BOYIEND AFTER PROPOSG ON TRIP

'Very few untri afford their gay and lbian cizens equal marriage rights and we believe that this change law will brg hope and strength to gay men and lbians Nigeria, Uganda, Rsia, India and elsewhere, who lack basic equaly and are beg crimalised for their sexual orientatn. 'MP Ey Thornberry tweeted a photo of their ceremony wh the msage: 'Islgton marri the 1st Gay Couple #equalmarriage #loveislgton #Pri' Bernardo Marti and John Coffey wed shortly after midnight at Wtmster Cy Hall Bernardo Marti and John Coffey were the first uple the untry to requt a midnight weddg slot when they booked up Wtmster Cy Hall Five more upl will tie the knot Brighton today, on the first day of legalised gay marriage.

It was not until March 13 this year when upl were able to register their tentn to marry unr the Act for the first that date, upl who had taken advantage of legal gay marriage abroad were able to officially regnise their unns the March 13, law England and Wal changed to regnise same-sex marriag performed overseas. They will be the first gay uple to marry South Tyni.

MARRIED AT FIRST SIGHT UK: NEW SERI TO WELE FIRST GAY UPLE

'I hope that more gay upl get married, and that soon this will bee the norm and won't even be talked about. 'Meanwhile, broadster Sandi Toksvig and her civil partner Debbie Toksvig will renew their vows at a public event at the Royal Ftival Hall on the Southbank London this rights mpaigners have rejoiced at the move, hailg today as a 'momento' Hunt, actg chief executive of gay rights chary Stonewall, said: 'It is a momento day for England and Wal, as the first same-sex marriag mark full legal equaly for lbian, gay and bisexual people.

' Tony and Barrie Drewt-Barlow, the UK's first gay fathers, will marry Essex later today But changg the law has ed bter divisns wh the month, bishops attempted to ban clergy om marryg same-sex partners, provokg a backlash among Christian supporters of the historic moment has also been marred by rearch claimg about one five Brish adults would reject an vatn to a same-sex weddg.

'FAY IS EVERYTHG!' COUPLE WHO BEME UK'S FIRST GAY DADS TO PLETE £1M IVF FAYBARRIE DREWT-BARLOW, 51, AND HIS NOW EX-HBAND, 56-YEAR-OLD TONY GREW UP MANCHTER - AND ARE NOW EXPECTG TRIPLETSMENBOOKMARKSHARENEWSBYSARAH ARNOLDANDREW BARDSLEYCOURT REPORTER21:41, 11 DEC 2021UPDATED09:05, 12 DEC 2021BOOKMARKTONY, HIS EX BARRIE, DGHTER VALENTA AND BARRIE'S FIANCE STT (IMAGE: © PRS PEOPLE)SIGN UP FOR OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S BIGGT STORI SENT DIRECT TO YOUR BOXMORE NEWSLETTERS SUBSCRIBEINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.MORE NEWSLETTERSWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!WE HAVE MORE NEWSLETTERSSHOW ME SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE SEE OURPRIVACY NOTICE&TIM;GROUP 28 SIGN UP FOR OUR DAILY NEWSLETTER TO GET THE DAY'S BIGGT STORI SENT DIRECT TO YOUR BOXINVALID EMAILSOMETHG WENT WRONG, PLEASE TRY AGA LATER.SIGN UPNO THANKS, CLOSEWE E YOUR SIGN-UP TO PROVI NTENT WAYS YOU’VE NSENTED TO AND IMPROVE OUR UNRSTANDG OF YOU. THIS MAY CLU ADVERTS OM AND THIRD PARTI BASED ON OUR KNOWLEDGE OF YOU. MORE &TIM;GROUP 28THANK YOU FOR SUBSCRIBG!

A survey by BBC Rad 5 live found 68 per cent of 1, 007 people agreed gay marriage should be legal. ’Mr Cameron has prevly admted gay marriage has been eply unpopular wh Tory an article ahead of the first ceremoni takg place today, Mr Cameron said he was ‘pleased’ that the mment people make to each other will now be regnised as Prime Mister said yterday: ‘I backed this change bee I didn't want to see people's love divid by law. ’Human rights mpaigner Peter Tatchell, who attend a midnight weddg Islgton weddg, said today was a celebratn for the whole lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT) muny.

He add: 'It marks the end of the ban on same-sex marriage and is another hugely signifint tone the qut for lbian and gay equaly. Moss Bros celebrated the change wh a special wdow display yterday, and rds are on sale natnwi 'The legalisatn of same-sex marriage ends the last major legal discrimatn agast gay people England and Wal. Sadly, Northern Ireland remas a bastn of homophobia.

'Rabow flags will be hung all over the untry to celebrate the Prime Mister Nick Clegg said a multi-loured flag - adopted as a symbol of the gay muny 1970s San Francis - will be flown above the Cabet Office and Stland Office. 'The partners, who live their own hoe Norfleet, Kent, have both bought new sus for the weddg and Glenn will be takg Craig’s Clegg said that if changg the law to allow same-sex marriage England and Wal helps gay men or women feel more nfint about their sexualy, then his party's cisn to form the aln ernment will have been 'worth ' Deputy Prime Mister said his party should be 'extremely proud' of the reform. A place where, for the first time ever, upl n get married whether they are gay or straight.

GETTG MARRIED THE UK GAY MARRIAGE LAWS UK

' Around the world: Argenta approved same-sex marriage 2010, one of the first ten natns to do so Mary Davidson, 27 (left), and Moni Rozgay, 29, said 'I do' Seattle on December 9, 2012, four days after gay marriage was legalised by Washgton state The latt untry to legalise gay marriage was France 2013. Here Vcent Aub and Bno Boile, the first gay uple to marry France, celebrate at Montpellier Cy Hall on May 29, 2013 MAKING A SONG AND DANCE OF IT: GROOMS MAKE MARRIAGE A MUSICALGrooms Benjam Till and Nathan Taylor are wrg and stagg their entire weddg as a ceremony, takg place on Saturday, will feature sung vows and readgs and scen volvg the whole ngregatn. Grooms Benjam Till and Nathan Taylor are settg their ceremony to mic Their weddg is beg filmed as part of a Channel 4 documentary lled 'Our Gay Weddg: The Mil', which will clu mentary om Stephen Fry.

I WATCHED ONE OF BRA'S FIRST-EVER GAY WEDDGS

'Our Gay Weddg: The Mil 'Our Gay Weddg: the Mil' will be broadst on Monday, March 31, at 10pm on Channel Clegg told Lib Dem activists: 'I hope that mak each of you feel extremely proud. 'A gay iend of me told me that, walkg past Moss Bros the other day, he saw a wdow display of two grooms. 'HOW THE NATION CELEBRATED CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS LEGALISED IN 2005 Landmark: Sir Elton John wed his partner David Furnish a civil partnership ceremony 2005 On December 5, 2005, The Civil Partnership Act 2004 me to effect the UK, allowg gay or lbian upl to have legal regnn of their relatnship, and the same rights as married to 'banns' place, the first ceremoni did not take place until December upl who enter to a civil partnership obta the new legal stat of 'Civil Partners', stead of the tradnal hband and wife Elton John and David Furnish famoly celebrated the landmark lg by tyg the knot on December 21, 2005, an emotnal civil partnership ceremony at the Wdsor Guildhall after 12 years a handful of guts wnsed the private ceremony - held the same venue where the Prce of Wal and Cala Parker Bowl married them were close iends artist Sam Taylor-Wood and her hband, art aler Jay Elton's mother Sheila and stepfather Fred, and Mr Furnish's parents Gladys and Jack, who flew om their native Canada, were also there, as was Sir Elton and Mr Furnish's black and whe spaniel happy uple emerged om the Guildhall arm--arm after the 20-mute ceremony.

FIRST GAY MARRIAG THE UK WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT TONIGHT

“Some of our policians are now promotg the LGBT rights agenda plac like Uganda, Rsia and India, but how n our Government be taken serly on the world stage when Northern Ireland law is still le wh anti-gay regim on the issue of marriage rights? Multi-lnaire Barrie Drewt-Barlow, 50, is also expectg a baby dghter October wh 25-year-old Stt Hutchson, his dghter Safon's former partnerVio LoadgVio UnavailableGay dad gets engaged to dghters ex-boyiendOne of Bra's first gay dads has proposed to his dghter’s ex-boyiend while all three holidayed Croatia together. Barry and his ex-hband Tony Drewt-Barlow ma news 1999 when they beme the first gay men to father tws through a surrogacy the UK, Star Onle reports.

The pair, who are known as Bra’s “first gay dads”, have sce separated after a 32-year relatnship but still live together. Barrie and Tony beme the first gay men the UK to father children through surrogacy.

Married At First Sight UK will wele the first gay uple to the seri this year. A le-up of 14 straight nttants and two gay participants will be matched up by experts Melanie Schillg and Pl C Bnson the forthg season. “I’m so exced about havg our first gay same-sex uple here this season, ” Schillg told explaed that she and Bnson had st the two gay men – whose inti have not yet been disclosed – bee they were nfint they would be a “good match” and “we don’t always fd that”.