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The Wedding
Documentary following Grainne Close and Shannon Sickles from Belfast, the first gay couple to have a civil partnership in the UK.
Northern Ireland was the last place in the UK to decriminalise homosexuality. On December 19th 2005 it became the first place to usher in a new era of sexual empowerment, hosting the first civil partnership for gay couples. Amid a storm of protest, this programme charts the historical journey made by the first two women to exchange vows at Belfast City Hall.
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The Wedding
Duration: 02:57
