One of First Muslim Same-sex Marriages Takes Place in UK

One of First Muslim Same-sex Marriages Takes Place in UK

A newly married couple are hoping “to show the whole world that you can be gay and Muslim” after their wedding in the West Midlands. Jahed Choudhury and Sean Rogan married in Walsall, in one of the UK’s first same-sex marriages involving a Muslim partner. Footage showed the couple dressed in traditional Bangladeshi attire to say their vows while surrounded by loved ones at the town’s registry office.

July 12 / The Independent