Same-sex marriage is banned in the Dominican Republic, but a man and his partner have exchanged vows in the first ceremony of its kind performed at the British embassy in the conservative Caribbean country.
The embassy tweeted yesterday that the Dominican government respected its right to perform the ceremony under the Vienna Convention and that the British government has recognised the marriage.
Embassy officials said they have advised the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that additional ceremonies would be performed.
Read more at belfasttelegraph.co.uk
Celebran primer matrimonio homosexual en la Embajada Británica – http://t.co/ZQKLydVbzF http://t.co/ulM8NWW1an
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