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• IN PICTUR: UK'S FIRST GAY WEDDGS
• FIRST COUPL WED AS GAY MARRIAGE BE LEGAL UK
• BRISH ROYAL FAY'S FIRST GAY WEDDG: LORD MOUNTBATTEN TO MARRY JAM COYLE
• THE U.K.’S FIRST GAY MARRIAGENEW ERAAT MIDNIGHT SATURDAY, ENGLAND AND WAL WELED THE FIRST GAY MARRIAG BRISH HISTORY. AND THE VERY FIRST ONE VOLVED AN AMERIN.NI HWORLD EDORUPDATED APR. 14, 2017 4:31PM EDT / PUBLISHED MAR. 29, 2014 6:58PM EDT MATT DUNHAM/APA WHIRLWD ROMANCE THAT BEGAN LOS ANGEL SEALED A PLACE THE BRISH HISTORY BOOKS THIS WEEKEND AS SCLAIR TREADWAY AND SEAN ADL-TABATABAI BEME ONE OF THE UNTRY’S FIRST GAY UPL TO BE LEGALLY WED.THEY EXCHANGED A PAIR OF SIMPLE GOLD BANDS A CEREMONY THAT BEGAN AT 12:01 A.M. ON SATURDAY, THE FIRST DAY SAME-SEX MARRIAG WERE ALLOWED BRA. TREADWAY’S PARENTS, WHO FLEW OM THE U.S. FOR THE CELEBRATN, WERE AMONG 100 GUTS CROWD TO CAMN TOWN HALL NORTH LONDON.WH THE BRISH PRIME MISTER AMONG THOSE OFFERG NGRATULATNS, TREADWAY, 20, OM SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, SAID HAD BEEN AN OVERWHELMG EXPERIENCE JT ONE YEAR AFTER HE MET HIS PARTNER THE U.S. “IT’S ALL HAPPENED TOO QUICKLY 'S HARD TO TAKE , BUT I AM JT SO THRILLED AND AMAZED THAT OUR WEDDG IS SO IMPORTANT NOT JT TO BUT TO THE RT OF ENGLAND AND WAL AND THE WORLD,” HE SAID.THE CEREMONY WAS LED BY THE MAYOR OF CAMN, JONATHAN SIMPSON. HE SAID, “AS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE LGBT MUNY WAS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE PART OF SEAN AND SCLAIR'S HAPPY DAY.” COUPL ALL OVER THE UNTRY WERE SAYG “I DO” AS THE CLOCK STCK MIDNIGHT WH CEREMONI PLANNED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. PRIME MISTER CAMERON SENT HIS REGARDS TO ALL OF THE HAPPY UPL. "CONGRATULATNS TO THE GAY UPL WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN MARRIED—AND MY BT WISH TO THOSE ABOUT TO BE ON THIS HISTORIC DAY,” HE WROTE ON TWTER.A BILL LEGALIZG GAY MARRIAGE WAS PASSED BY THE HO OF PARLIAMENT LAST YEAR, ALLOWG THE WEDDGS TO TAKE PLACE TEN YEARS AFTER SAME-SEX CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS WERE HERED TO BRISH LAW. THE LEARS OF THE THREE MA POLIL PARTI HAVE ALL OFFERED THEIR SUPPORT TO THE TRODUCTN OF GAY MARRIAG.THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, WHICH HAS BEEN OPPOSED TO SAME-SEX UNNS FOR FIVE CENTURI, REMAS SPL ON THE ISSUE BUT THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY NCED THAT THE CHURCH’S EVOLUTN ON THE ISSUE HAD BEEN OVERTAKEN BY EVENTS. "THE LAW'S CHANGED; WE ACCEPT THE SUATN," HE TOLD THE BBC.LONDONERS JOHN COFFEY AND BERNARDO MARTI ALSO RACED TO BE MARRIED AS SOON AS WAS LEGALLY POSSIBLE. THEIR CEREMONY WTMSTER BEGAN AT 11.30PM ON FRIDAY NIGHT ALLOWG THE REGISTRAR TO PRONOUNCE THEM “HBAND AND HBAND” AS SOON AFTER MIDNIGHT AS POSSIBLE.COFFEY TOLD THE PRS ASSOCIATN WAS AN “EXTRAORDARY” FEELG TO BE MARRIED, SOMETHG HE THOUGHT ULD NEVER HAPPEN. “THE CEREMONY PLETELY EXCEED OUR EXPECTATNS AS WELL. WE WERE SRED G TO THIS THROUGH NERV AND THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF MEDIA ATTENTN, BUT WE BOTH ME HERE AND I THK OUR LOVE RRIED THROUGH THE END.” NI H
• MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE
• TEXAS JUDGE WHO DON’T WANT TO PERFORM GAY MARRIAGE CEREMONI HOP WEB SIGNER’S SUPREME COURT SE HELPS HER FIGHT

IN PICTUR: UK'S FIRST GAY WEDDGS

Image source, RtersSame-sex upl England and Wal are celebratg after gay marriage beme legal. Image source, Getty ImagSupporters gathered outsi Islgton Town Hall London to ngratulate the pair on beg among the first gay upl to marry the UK. Some gay upl, cludg John Coffey and Bernardo Marti London, started their ceremoni late on Friday orr to marry jt after the law changed at midnight.

FIRST COUPL WED AS GAY MARRIAGE BE LEGAL UK

The first gay weddgs are expected Stland October; Northern Ireland has no plans to allow gay marriage. Image source, Getty ImagTera Millward, pictured wh her new wife Helen Brearley after their weddg Halifax on Saturday morng, said gettg a weddg certifite would mean there was "te equaly" the law change took effect, allowg upl such as Phil Robathan and Jam Prton to marry, Liberal Democrat lear Nick Clegg said "gettg to aln ernment will have been worth " if helped jt one young gay person feel "safer, stronger, taller".

BRISH ROYAL FAY'S FIRST GAY WEDDG: LORD MOUNTBATTEN TO MARRY JAM COYLE

Some relig groups, cludg the Catholic Church, rema opposed to gay marriage, but Archbishop of Canterbury Jt Welby said: "The law's changed; we accept the suatn. 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.

THE U.K.’S FIRST GAY MARRIAGENEW ERAAT MIDNIGHT SATURDAY, ENGLAND AND WAL WELED THE FIRST GAY MARRIAG BRISH HISTORY. AND THE VERY FIRST ONE VOLVED AN AMERIN.NI HWORLD EDORUPDATED APR. 14, 2017 4:31PM EDT / PUBLISHED MAR. 29, 2014 6:58PM EDT MATT DUNHAM/APA WHIRLWD ROMANCE THAT BEGAN LOS ANGEL SEALED A PLACE THE BRISH HISTORY BOOKS THIS WEEKEND AS SCLAIR TREADWAY AND SEAN ADL-TABATABAI BEME ONE OF THE UNTRY’S FIRST GAY UPL TO BE LEGALLY WED.THEY EXCHANGED A PAIR OF SIMPLE GOLD BANDS A CEREMONY THAT BEGAN AT 12:01 A.M. ON SATURDAY, THE FIRST DAY SAME-SEX MARRIAG WERE ALLOWED BRA. TREADWAY’S PARENTS, WHO FLEW OM THE U.S. FOR THE CELEBRATN, WERE AMONG 100 GUTS CROWD TO CAMN TOWN HALL NORTH LONDON.WH THE BRISH PRIME MISTER AMONG THOSE OFFERG NGRATULATNS, TREADWAY, 20, OM SIMI VALLEY, CALIFORNIA, SAID HAD BEEN AN OVERWHELMG EXPERIENCE JT ONE YEAR AFTER HE MET HIS PARTNER THE U.S. “IT’S ALL HAPPENED TOO QUICKLY 'S HARD TO TAKE , BUT I AM JT SO THRILLED AND AMAZED THAT OUR WEDDG IS SO IMPORTANT NOT JT TO BUT TO THE RT OF ENGLAND AND WAL AND THE WORLD,” HE SAID.THE CEREMONY WAS LED BY THE MAYOR OF CAMN, JONATHAN SIMPSON. HE SAID, “AS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE LGBT MUNY WAS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO BE PART OF SEAN AND SCLAIR'S HAPPY DAY.” COUPL ALL OVER THE UNTRY WERE SAYG “I DO” AS THE CLOCK STCK MIDNIGHT WH CEREMONI PLANNED THROUGHOUT THE DAY. PRIME MISTER CAMERON SENT HIS REGARDS TO ALL OF THE HAPPY UPL. "CONGRATULATNS TO THE GAY UPL WHO HAVE ALREADY BEEN MARRIED—AND MY BT WISH TO THOSE ABOUT TO BE ON THIS HISTORIC DAY,” HE WROTE ON TWTER.A BILL LEGALIZG GAY MARRIAGE WAS PASSED BY THE HO OF PARLIAMENT LAST YEAR, ALLOWG THE WEDDGS TO TAKE PLACE TEN YEARS AFTER SAME-SEX CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS WERE HERED TO BRISH LAW. THE LEARS OF THE THREE MA POLIL PARTI HAVE ALL OFFERED THEIR SUPPORT TO THE TRODUCTN OF GAY MARRIAG.THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, WHICH HAS BEEN OPPOSED TO SAME-SEX UNNS FOR FIVE CENTURI, REMAS SPL ON THE ISSUE BUT THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY NCED THAT THE CHURCH’S EVOLUTN ON THE ISSUE HAD BEEN OVERTAKEN BY EVENTS. "THE LAW'S CHANGED; WE ACCEPT THE SUATN," HE TOLD THE BBC.LONDONERS JOHN COFFEY AND BERNARDO MARTI ALSO RACED TO BE MARRIED AS SOON AS WAS LEGALLY POSSIBLE. THEIR CEREMONY WTMSTER BEGAN AT 11.30PM ON FRIDAY NIGHT ALLOWG THE REGISTRAR TO PRONOUNCE THEM “HBAND AND HBAND” AS SOON AFTER MIDNIGHT AS POSSIBLE.COFFEY TOLD THE PRS ASSOCIATN WAS AN “EXTRAORDARY” FEELG TO BE MARRIED, SOMETHG HE THOUGHT ULD NEVER HAPPEN. “THE CEREMONY PLETELY EXCEED OUR EXPECTATNS AS WELL. WE WERE SRED G TO THIS THROUGH NERV AND THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF MEDIA ATTENTN, BUT WE BOTH ME HERE AND I THK OUR LOVE RRIED THROUGH THE END.” NI H

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. Bra banned schools and thori om “promotg” homosexualy until 2003.

MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE

However, his fay name giv him a higher profile Brish aristocratic circl; he is the great-nephew of Earl Mountbatten of Burma, the World War II naval manr who led Allied ary forc southeast a reflectn of social change, royal attus to homosexualy have progrsed sce 1960 when Jeremy Fry, Lord Snowdon’s choice of bt man for his weddg to Prcs Margaret, was vetoed after was disvered he had a nvictn for a “mor homosexual offense. ”Harry and Meghan, who wed on May 19, have ma clear their support of gay rights, reportedly tellg gay legat om across Bra’s former empire, the Commonwealth that they would put LGBT issu at the ont of their William last year received the annual Brish LGBT Awards’ Celebry Straight Ally award. In his acceptance vio, he lled out homophobic bullyg.

TEXAS JUDGE WHO DON’T WANT TO PERFORM GAY MARRIAGE CEREMONI HOP WEB SIGNER’S SUPREME COURT SE HELPS HER FIGHT

"William also ma history May 2016 as the first Brish royal to be featured on the ver a gay magaze. Adam* said was dangero to e out as gay his home untry and feared beg forced to an arranged marriage wh a said he was "so lucky" to wed his soulmate, Ray, Manchter and wish everyone uld marry who they love.