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Tuesday, July 12, 2005

Gay couple with 30 year history first to wed in Spain

Gay couple with 30 year history first to wed in Spain Emilio Menendez Menendez, left, places a ring on the finger of Carlos Baturin German during the first same-sex marriage in Spain. A psychiatrist and a store window decorator, they tied the knot in a Madrid suburb in a quiet ceremony that was attended by a few family members and friends, and of course the subsequent media onslaught. The couple has been together for the past 30 years. "I declare you united in matrimony," the councilman pronounced. The newlyweds said it wasn't their intention to be the first, it just worked out that way. [Previous Coverage] �
[Date: 12-Jul-05 ]

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