Gay white wedding held in Tokyo
6 March 2013 7:21 AM IST
Two lesbians have become the first gay couple to tie the knot at Tokyo Disney Resort, both decked out in fairytale white dresses despite an initial ruling that one had to wear men’s clothes.
‘My love Hiroko and I wore wedding dresses and had a mini-parade in DisneySea, a place I also love,’ Koyuki Higashi, 28, said on Twitter. ‘I was really happy!’ she said.
The event on Friday was the first homosexual wedding in the popular amusement park even though gay marriage has no legal standing in Japan.
‘We may not have a law that applies to us, but when someone congratulates us for the wedding, I will proudly say ‘thank you!’’ said Higashi.
The couple first hit the headlines after the theme park initially told them there would be no problem with the ceremony provided they dressed ‘like a man and a woman’, though a gay wedding would create ‘repercussions’.
‘My love Hiroko and I wore wedding dresses and had a mini-parade in DisneySea, a place I also love,’ Koyuki Higashi, 28, said on Twitter. ‘I was really happy!’ she said.
The event on Friday was the first homosexual wedding in the popular amusement park even though gay marriage has no legal standing in Japan.
‘We may not have a law that applies to us, but when someone congratulates us for the wedding, I will proudly say ‘thank you!’’ said Higashi.
The couple first hit the headlines after the theme park initially told them there would be no problem with the ceremony provided they dressed ‘like a man and a woman’, though a gay wedding would create ‘repercussions’.
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