UK Parliament hosts first same-sex marriage
Britain’s Europe Minister Chris Bryant has taken part in Parliament’s first gay marriage, celebrating a civil partnership ceremony at the historic venue, reports The Daily Mail.
Bryant, a member of the governing Labour Party, won permission to hold his civil partnership ceremony with partner Jared Cranney at the Palace of Westminster — home to the Houses of Parliament.
Britain has officially recognized same-sex civil partnerships since 2005, giving the couples the same legal protection and inheritance rights as in heterosexual marriages.
Pictured: Europe Minister Chris Bryant (right) with company secretary Jared Cranney, and Labour Deputy leader Harriet Harman, in the House of Commons following their civil partnership ceremony.
Posted by Rob Coe on March 27th, 2010 at 7:39pm
