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Saturday, June 05, 2004

France's first same-sex marriage performed by mayor
Brandon Smith at 1:11 PM ET

On Saturday in the southwestern French town of Begles, two men were wed by the town's mayor, Noel Mamere, in the first same-sex marriage in France. Mamere had been warned not to perform the ceremony by officials, and Interior Minister Dominique de Villepin said that the mayor will face penalties, including a suspension. Some have called Mamere's move a political stunt in view of this month's European Parliament elections. Reuters has more.



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