Wednesday, June 15, 2005

 

Military Weddings: All Gay and Festive

How many years do you think it will be before this happens in the U.S.?

Jax

The Canadian military is marking its first gay wedding.

Two men, who do not want to be identified, exchanged vows in a ceremony at Canadian Forces Base Greenwood in Nova Scotia.

It was the first time the military presided over a same-sex union after introducing guidelines in 2003 dealing with the issue.

The two men, one a sergeant, the other a warrant officer, were married last month by a United Church minister because the base chaplain is Anglican and couldn't officiate.

A spokeswoman with National Defence confirmed it was the first wedding for a gay couple in the military's history. The department's guidelines say same-sex couples must be treated like heterosexuals


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