First gay marriag take place England and Wal

Contents:

• FURY OVER BRIGHTON'S FIRST GAY WEDDG
• IN PICTUR: UK'S FIRST GAY WEDDGS
• FURY OVER BRIGHTON'S FIRST GAY WEDDG
• FIVE GAY UPL WILL MAKE HISTORY AND GET MARRIED BRIGHTON
• GAY UPLE TO BE FIRST TO MARRY BRIGHTON
• GAY MARRIAGE BE LEGAL BRA – PICTUR
• FIRST GAY MARRIAG TAKE PLACE ENGLAND AND WAL
• TEXAS JUDGE WHO DON’T WANT TO PERFORM GAY MARRIAGE CEREMONI HOP WEB SIGNER’S SUPREME COURT SE HELPS HER FIGHT

FURY OVER BRIGHTON'S FIRST GAY WEDDG

"Five same-sex upl are tyg the knot Brighton on the day the law allowg gay marriag England and Wal to Prton and Phil Robathan were the first to be married at Brighton Town Hall at 08:00 GMT, where Brighton Gay Men's Chos was source, RtersImage ptn, The uple, who have been together for seven years, won a petn to be the first to marryImage source, AFP/GettyImage ptn, Phil Robathan, left, and Jam Prton and were the first to be married at Brighton Town HallImage source, AFP/GettyImage ptn, The uple released dov followg their weddg ceremonyImage source, AFP/GettyImage ptn, Nikki Pett and Tanya Ward tied the knot Brighton later the dayAhead of the weddg, Mr Allard said he and Mr Wale were nervo but exced. Between the act g to effect on 29 March and today there was no legal way for upl civil partnerships to Deputy Prime Mister, Nick Clegg, said he was “proud” of the change and hailed as a further sign of progrs for LGBT (lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr) equaly Clegg said: "Today is another celebratn for LGBT rights this untry, but as ever 's a remr that there are people across the world livg unr much ls fortunate ndns, facg discrimatn and persecutn on a daily basis. In pictur: UK's first gay weddgs Show all 16She said: “It has been an absolute privilege to lead the registrar team through this year of historic chang the law and to achieve greater equaly for same sex upl.

Image ptn, Jam Prton and Phil Robathan believed their weddg would be the firstA gay uple who claim they were told they would be the first to marry Brighton say the cy uncil has gone back on s Prton and Phil Robathan say their paperwork stipulat they will be the first the cy to tie the booked their weddg December when the ernment announced the first same-sex weddg date of 29 uncil has now announced a petn to fd the first uple and said was a misunrstandg. Image source, RtersSame-sex upl England and Wal are celebratg after gay marriage beme legal.

IN PICTUR: UK'S FIRST GAY WEDDGS

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. 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". 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 Brighton Gay Men’s Chos will performat the ceremony to add to the celebratns of this landmark day gay rights. “For gay upl Brighton has a certa affy and so this uld be the place for people om London and all over the South East to get married.

FURY OVER BRIGHTON'S FIRST GAY WEDDG

feature the uple on their Our Gay Weddg documentary to be hosted by Stephen Fry, and they have also been ved to appear on Loose Women on Monday.

Media ptn, Peter McGrah and David Cabreza, John Coffey and Bernardo Marti, and Andrew Wale and Neil Allard were among the first gay upl to marryThe first same-sex weddgs have taken place after gay marriage beme legal England and Wal at midnight. David Cameron said the move sent a msage that people were now equal "whether gay or straight", but some relig groups rema opposed.

"The law change would enurage young people unsure of their sexualy, he source, Getty ImagImage ptn, Tera Millward and Helen Brearley married HalifaxImage source, APImage ptn, Sean Adl-Tabatabai and Sclair Treadway married the uncil chamber at Camn Town Hall LondonImage source, PAImage ptn, Sandi Toksvig and her partner Debbie renewed their civil partnership vows at an event London celebratg the law changeLater on Saturday morng, Mr Cameron tweeted: "Congratulatns to the gay upl who have already been married - and my bt wish to those about to be on this historic day. "This is an credibly happy time for so many gay upl and lbian upl who will be gettg married, but 's an credibly proud time for our untry as well, regnisg equal marriage law, " he said. Mr Tatchell said the uple and all the others gettg married had "ma history" and "ma Bra a more tolerant, equal place" a crowd of photographers, journalists and well-wishers wag, the uple took the opportuny to highlight the ternatnal stggle for gay McGrah said: "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.

FIVE GAY UPL WILL MAKE HISTORY AND GET MARRIED BRIGHTON

"Image source, Getty ImagImage ptn, Andrew Wale and Neil Allard were the first same-sex uple to marry BrightonImage source, AFPImage ptn, Phil Robathan and Jam Prton later married at Brighton Town HallLater on Saturday, a crowd of about 2, 000 people - which clud a number of celebri - gathered to watch edian Sandi Toksvig and her partner Debbie renew their civil partnership uple, who entered to a civil partnership seven years ago, exchanged vows on stage at the Royal Ftival Hall London at a special event to celebrate the troductn of gay marriage the UK.

But some relig groups rema opposed to gay Williams, chief executive of Christian Concern, said: "We n't jt refe an stutn - refe somethg that always has been - bee we say 's somethg that we want. The Roman Catholic Church oppos the change the gay virs, though, have said they are prepared to fy their bishops by sistg they have a right to ptn, The Rev Andrew Ca says he do not want nontatn wh the Church, but "mt do what is right"Among them is the Reverend Andrew Ca, who said the Church was enterg uncharted terrory, but he would not be "ightened" out of dog what he believed was Ca, who plans to marry his partner the summer, said he would do so whether the Church approved or not. A gay uple om Brighton will make history when they bee the first same sex uple to marry the cy.

GAY UPLE TO BE FIRST TO MARRY BRIGHTON

Same-sex marriage beme legal jt after midnight on Friday, markg the culmatn of a long mpaign to end a distctn many Brish gay upl say ma them feel like send class cizens. Brighton is undoubtedly one of the gayt ci the world.

From havg the hight percentage of same-sex hoeholds the UK to the timated 160, 000 Brighton Pri visors each year, the cy’s LGBTQ muny has ma Brighton the unofficial gay pal of Great Bra. But this gay-iendly reputatn isn’t anythg new.

The Peers and Queers tour explor parts of Brighton’s lser-known gay history and illumat historic characters of the cy’s past cludg Osr Wil and Lord Byron. The muny’s prence n be seen throughout the relatively small cy of around 280, 000 people wh many landmarks havg extensive gay histori. “It’s fun that the Marqus of Queensberry, the father of Osr Wil’s boyiend, whose homophobia led to Wil’s imprisonment, has a pub named after him, which is now a gay pub.

GAY MARRIAGE BE LEGAL BRA – PICTUR

Brighton’s open-md approach has created one of the most vibrant and excg gay scen found anywhere the world, but while the wir LGBTQ muny the UK is aware of Brighton as an extremely popular gay statn, many are not aware how rich and plex the LGBTQ history of Brighton is. Sce the UK marked the 50th anniversary of the partial crimalizatn of homosexualy 2017, a number of cultural projects discsg gay histori have been lnched, but for such a broad muny there are relatively few prehensive iativ examg LGBTQ histori.

FIRST GAY MARRIAG TAKE PLACE ENGLAND AND WAL

Gay life Brighton n differ om the experience found self-ntaed gay villag larger ci like London’s Soho or Manchter’s Canal Street, where outsi of the villag certa areas are ls gay-iendly than others. “Brighton’s gay scene is relatively small pared to bigger ci, and almost entirely owned by lol bsmen, but as far as I’m ncerned, every pub the cy is gay-iendly.

The center of gay Brighton is St Jam’s Street, wh the wir Kemptown area offerg pubs, bars, and nightclubs for all members of the LGBTQ muny. From The Bulldog, Brighton’s olst gay bar, to Club Revenge, which holds Brighton’s biggt lbian night, and bear bar The Camelford Arms, few are left out of the gay scene. There is a lim to how much LGBTQ safe spac n protect agast the reali of anti-gay attus and hate.

UK gay rights anizatn Stonewall published rearch earlier this year showg that 20 percent of LGBTQ people Bra have experienced a hate crime or cint over the past year. Some of the most vlent and egreg anti-LGBTQ attacks have taken place gay ‘safe havens, ’ wh some attackers sglg out the areas due to the high LGBTQ populatns.

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

Olr LGBTQ people may not fd many spac that don’t predomately ter to younger people and disabled LGBTQ people n fd physil barriers to enterg gay-iendly venu.

Even wh the problematic elements found gay villag, ’s still better to be an environment that, on the whole, let’s all typ of LGBTQ people live the life they choose whout fear of anti-LGBTQ hate.

It’s unlikely gay-iendly neighborhoods like San Francis’s Castro, Le Marais Paris and Brighton, will bee irrelevant anytime soon. “Brighton is a te haven of acceptance for all people, cludg lbian, gay, bi, and trans folk, and tly pris self on beg somewhere where all people feel able to be themselv, ” says Matt Horwood, Senr Communitns Officer at Stonewall.