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Lesbian couple in
British army tie the knot

Lesbian couple in
British army tie the knot

Sonya Gould and Vanessa Haydock, privates in the Royal Logistics Corps, exchanged vows before friends and family.

A lesbian couple who are both in the British army have officially tied the knot under the U.K.'s new civil partnership law, Agence France-Presse reported Thursday. They are believed to be the first same-sex couple in the army to take the plunge. They are not, however, the first in the armed forces as a whole. Two Royal Air Force women entered into a civil partnership before Christmas. Sonya Gould, 19, and Vanessa Haydock, 18, both privates in the Royal Logistics Corps, exchanged vows before friends and family at the registrar's office in Chippenham, Wiltshire, in the west of England, the news agency reported. "It was wonderful to get married, and being the first was the icing on the cake. We want to be together forever," said Haydock, pictured in The Sun newspaper kissing Gould in uniform. "As an equal opportunities employer, the armed forces seeks to reflect the diverse community it serves," said a spokesman for the Ministry of Defence, which until February 2000 barred gays and lesbians from the armed services. "We are pleased that serving personnel who are registered in a same-sex relationship now have equal rights to those enjoyed by married couples." Same-sex civil partnerships became possible in the United Kingdom on December 5. (Advocate.com)

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