Shannon Sickles and Grainne Close became the first(*) gay couple in the UK to sign the Civil Partnership Register. Today at Belfast City Hall the two women exchanged their vows and became the first same-sex couple to have their relationship legally recognised by the State; they were followed by two men and a further female couple.
Congratulations to them all!
(*) - there have been a small number of earlier civil partnerships since the Civil Partnership Act became law on 5th December, specially permitted prinicipally because of the poor health condition of one of the partners.
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