Openly gay US ambassador to Denmark weds partner

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US ambassador Rufus Gifford (left) and his partner Stephen DeVincent
US ambassador Rufus Gifford (left) and his partner Stephen DeVincent

The U.S. ambassador to Denmark has married his partner in the Scandinavian country that became the first nation to allow gay couples to formalize their unions in 1989.

Rufus Gifford, the U.S. envoy since September 2013, is a strong gay rights advocate and often appears with Stephen DeVincent, a 56-year-old veterinarian, at his side. The two were married Saturday at the Copenhagen City Hall. Gifford, a 41-year-old Boston native, wrote on Twitter: “26 yrs ago the site of 1st legal gay unions in the world. Humbled and emotional.”

Later in the day, he posted a smiling photo of the two, showing off their rings: “In the land that created fairy tales, we just started our own.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS

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8 responses to “Openly gay US ambassador to Denmark weds partner”

  1. 5thDrawer Avatar

    I just love the ‘Arts&Culture’ pages …. And the suits are simply Lovely, showing the ‘style and cut’ of two ‘men of service’, highlighted by the white gloves.

    1. Yeah, I bet white gloves turned brown soon after ceremony.

      1. 5thDrawer Avatar

        Oooohhh … That would be ‘kinky’. ;-))

  2. Group of Chinese detained for trafficking mentally retarded wives
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    1. 5thDrawer Avatar

      “Some were also unaware that what they were doing was illegal.” ….. Interesting story .. didn’t seem to be a huge mark-up – rather small profit-margin on mentally deficient baby-factories.

    1. 5thDrawer Avatar

      Calais to Greenland first? ;-)))

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