This meant the couple were not able to legally register their marriage, but they told local media they wanted to find a way to celebrate and officially mark their relationship despite this. While India struck down a colonial-era law that criminalized gay sex in 2018, there is no law allowing same-sex marriage.
HYDERABAD, India (AP) - In a first for the southern Indian state of Telangana, two men celebrated their same-sex union with a wedding ceremony on Saturday.Ībhay Dange and Supriya Chakraborty wore white tuxes, exchanged rings on a lavish marquee in what they called a “promising ceremony” and called each other “soul mates”, reported local media.
