Luxembourg prime minister becomes first EU leader in same-sex marriage

The Prime Minister of Luxembourg Xavier Bettel wed Belgian architect Gauthier Destenay on the 15 May 2015, making him the first European Union leader to enter into a same-sex marriage. It came just months after the country's parliament legalised gay marriage.

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BBC News, 15.05.15: Luxembourg PM first EU leader to marry same-sex partner http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-32753014

Luxemburger Wort 15.05.15: Xavier Bettel and Gauthier Destenay say 'I do' https://www.wort.lu/en/panorama/luxembourg-pm-marries-xavier-bettel-and-gauthier-destenay-say-i-do-555600060c88b46a8ce5953c

EurActiv, 15.05.15: Luxembourg PM is first openly gay EU leader to marry http://www.euractiv.com/sections/languages-culture/luxembourg-pm-first-openly-gay-eu-leader-marry-314615

EUObserver, 18.05.15: Luxembourg PM marries gay partner https://euobserver.com/news/128733

Le Quotidien, 16.05.15: Gay prime minister good for Luxembourg (via Euro|Topics) http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/aehnliche/archiv_article/ARTICLE163124-Gay-prime-minister-good-for-Luxembourg

Spiegel Online International, 08.06.15: Modern Duchy: Luxembourg Prime Minister Turns Tradition on Its Head http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/luxembourg-prime-minister-modernizes-country-with-reforms-a-1037712.html

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