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Wednesday, September 14, 2005

Euro Parliament member Lissy Groner marries lesbian partner

Lissy Groner, a German member of the European Parliament, tied the knot with her partner Sabine Gillessen in Brussels and her personal friend Mayor Freddy Thielemans oversaw the ceremony. Gay marriage is legal in Belgium for those not keeping in score. It isn\'t in Germany. Groner said, "There is no discrimination of same-sex couples in Belgium by law. And this is the signal we want to give to the people in Europe, to send the message out it\'s possible to honor the love of same-sex people by law," she said after exchanging vows. And what are they doing on their honeymooon? Not much. Groner, 51, immediately returned to Germany to join the election campaign.  View more.... [Date: 13-Sep-05 ]

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