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rfmcdonaldAt the Los Angeles Times, Hailey Branson-Potts and Julie Makinen note how seven Chinese same-sex couples won a contest in China that saw them win trips to get married in California.
(I wonder how long it will be before same-sex marriage breaks through in China.)
(I wonder how long it will be before same-sex marriage breaks through in China.)
For seven Chinese gay couples, a trip to California offered something that wasn't legal at home: marriage certificates.
The couples were among hundreds who entered a high-profile online contest offering an all-expenses-paid American dream wedding.
On Tuesday, they wed at the West Hollywood Library — the same place where, two summers ago, gay couples married en masse after same-sex marriage became legal in California.
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The “We Do” contest, as it was called, was sponsored by the e-commerce behemoth Alibaba and its shopping site Taobao, as well as China's largest gay dating app, Blued. The couples got marriage licenses at the Beverly Hills Courthouse this week. Though their marriages will not be recognized in China, they are legal in the U.S.
