Houses of Parliament hosts its first gay wedding
The Houses of Parliament in London hosted its first gay wedding ceremony over the weekend
A Labour MP tied the knot with his partner at the Houses of Parliament over the weekend which was the first ever gay marriage ceremony to have been held at the home of the UK government.
Chris Bryant, who is Europe Minister, exchanged vows with his partner Jared Cranney, who is a company secretary, during a civil ceremony on Saturday.
Weddings which take place at the Houses of Parliament are usually held at the Chapel of St Mary, but because gay marriages are not permitted in churches at present, the civil ceremony was instead held in the Member’s Dining Room overlooking the Thames.
The happy coupled thanked the speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, and Deputy Leader Harriet Harman for making the day possible. Bercow had to obtain the relevant license from the Westminster City Council in order to stage the civil ceremony at the Houses of Parliament.
Chris Bryant, who is a former Church of England clergyman, met his partner Jared Cranney whilst out on the campaign trail back in 2008.
The first gay union at the Houses of Parliament between the Labour MP for Rhondda and his partner Jared may have paved the way for other homosexual couples to get hitched at the iconic building.
Lesbian wedding ends in bust up as bride flashes doorman then attacks him
Lesbian wedding ends with one bride getting arrested
A lesbian wedding in Swansea South Wales ended with one of the brides spending her wedding night in police cells after attacking the doorman at her own party.
A court was told this week that bride Sharon Hancox had got into an argument with the doorman after an unwelcome guest had gained entry to the party.
The 40-year-old bride, who celebrated her gay civil partnership by drinking 8 pints of larger and champagne, then allegedly pulled the top of her dress down to flash her breasts at the doorman and then called him a pervert.
After this Hancox is reported to have jumped at the doorman, striking him, accidentally, on the head with a stiletto heel she was holding in her hand. The solicitor defending Hancox said she had already taken off her shoes prior to the attack and had not done so to use the stiletto as a weapon.
The entire wedding party were then asked to vacate the premises following the assault.
Following the incident, Hancox told police she was “ashamed” and “embarrassed” by her actions.
Hancox pleaded guilty to the charge of common assault and was given a 12 month community order of which she is required to complete 60 hours of unpaid work, plus she must pay £150 in compensation, and £100 costs.
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