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12-18-2017, 11:45 AM
Finally, we can party: Australia's first same-sex marriages just happened
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Although marriage equality is now legal in Australia, most LGBTQ couples need to wait until Jan. 9 before they can do so.
Amy Laker and Lauren Price jumped the gun by being one of the first same sex couples to be married in the country, with the pair getting hitched in Sydney on Saturday.
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Price and Laker received an exemption as their families had travelled from Wales to be there for the ceremony, according to SBS News. (https://www.sbs.com.au/news/it-was-so-wonderful-first-same-sex-marriages-take-place-in-australia)
The couple planned to marry at the British consulate, which used to be one of the only legal options for LGBTQ couples if they wanted to marry in Australia.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/17/australia-first-marriage-equality/)
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Although marriage equality is now legal in Australia, most LGBTQ couples need to wait until Jan. 9 before they can do so.
Amy Laker and Lauren Price jumped the gun by being one of the first same sex couples to be married in the country, with the pair getting hitched in Sydney on Saturday.
SEE ALSO: How Grindr —*yes, Grindr —*launched one of the best new magazines on the internet (http://mashable.com/2017/12/06/grindr-into-magazine/)
Price and Laker received an exemption as their families had travelled from Wales to be there for the ceremony, according to SBS News. (https://www.sbs.com.au/news/it-was-so-wonderful-first-same-sex-marriages-take-place-in-australia)
The couple planned to marry at the British consulate, which used to be one of the only legal options for LGBTQ couples if they wanted to marry in Australia.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/12/17/australia-first-marriage-equality/)
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