India: Gay Couple to Marry Next Month

Two men in Mumbai are planning to marry each other. Not quietly, but with a full-fledged Hindu ceremony -- including mehendi, haldi, et al -- the first such wedding in the city. The fact that homosexual marriage is not legal in India does not deter Jignesh (22), a Gujarati from Mulund, who will marry Sameer (25), who lives in Bandra, next month. Narrating his two-year-old love story, Jignesh said, "We love each other. However, society hates us. We have decided to marry to give each other respect. We will marry in a resort away from Mumbai according to Hindu rituals. Our friends and relatives will bless us. We will fight if there is any hurdle to get it registered," he said. The couple had planned to get married on December 31, but had to postpone their plans, as no pandit was willing to perform the ceremony. Full Story from Mid-Day.com

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