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• FIRST COUPL WED AS GAY MARRIAGE BE LEGAL UK
• FIRST GAY UPL MARRY UK AT STROKE OF MIDNIGHT
• THE FIRST GAY UPL TO WED UK AS SAME SEX MARRIAGE LAWS E TO FORCE
• BRA’S FIRST GAY DADS SPL UP AFTER ONE OF THEM FELL FOR THEIR DGHTER’S EX-BOYIEND

FIRST COUPL WED AS GAY MARRIAGE BE LEGAL UK

The first same-sex marriag Bra were held early Saturday morng after gay marriage beme legal at midnight. “Congratulatns to the gay upl who have already been married – and my bt wish to those about to be on this historic day, ” Uned Kgdom Prime Mister David Cameron tweeted Saturday morng. Polls show about two-thirds of people the untry support gay unns, the Associated Prs reports.

Gay upl England have been allowed to enter “civil partnerships, ” nferrg the same legal rights as marriage, sce 2005.

FIRST GAY UPL MARRY UK AT STROKE OF MIDNIGHT

Bra banned schools and thori om “promotg” homosexualy until 2003. Campaigners have spent years battlg to end a distctn that many gay upl say ma them feel like send class cizens and today was the first day that gay upl uld tie the knot England and Wal.

Another uple bdg their relatnship wh marriage jt after midnight were Peter McGrah and David Cabreza, who married after 17 years pair married at Islgton Town Hall London, wh human rights mpaigner Peter Tatchell actg as chief wns at a packed McGrah said he hoped this would send to a powerful signal to other gay upl around the world. “It puts prsure on those plac where our rights are pletely nied, ” said Mr McGrah who has two adopted children wh Brish ernment, wh the backg of Mr Cameron, legalised same-sex marriage last July but was not until this month that upl uld register their tentn to marry and March 29th was the first possible date for upl have been allowed sce 2005 to enter to “civil partnerships”, nferrg the same legal rights as marriage, but mpaigners say the distctn giv the imprsn that society nsirs gay relatnships ferr.

“Put simply, Bra will no longer matter whether you are straight or gay - the state will regnise your relatnship as equal, ” said Mr the number of untri legalisg gay marriage has grown signifintly sce the Netherlands ma the first move 2000, only 17 currently allow gay upl to law’s passage Bra last summer ed ep spls Cameron’s lg Conservative Party.

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

Dpe shiftg public attus Bra, rearch for the BBC showed on Friday that about one five Brish adults would turn down an vatn to a gay weddg.

Campaigners hailed the change the law as a “historic moment” that was marked by flyg rabow-loured flags, a symbol of the gay movement, over London’s ernment quarter.

“The weddgs will send a powerful signal to every young person growg up to be lbian, gay or bisexual - you n be who you are and love who you love, regardls of your sexual orientatn, ” said Ruth Hunt, actg chief executive for leadg gay rights chary. 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 Published: 23:59 BST, 28 March 2014 | 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.

BRA’S FIRST GAY DADS SPL UP AFTER ONE OF THEM FELL FOR THEIR DGHTER’S EX-BOYIEND

'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.