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Behind the Aegis

(55,608 posts)
Mon Feb 20, 2023, 04:21 AM Feb 2023

Ukrainian LGBT refugees plan to wed in UK

Yulia and Tetiana, who have been together for 10 years, said they had wanted to tie the knot for a long time.

However same-sex marriages and civil partnerships are not recognised in Ukraine.

The couple have settled in Derbyshire and said they felt closer and more together than they could be back in Ukraine.

"We are going to do the only thing you can't do in Ukraine. We are going to get married," said Tetiana.

"Because we are a same-sex couple, here in Britain we are somehow closer and more together than we could be back in Ukraine.

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Ukrainian LGBT refugees plan to wed in UK (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Feb 2023 OP
Much happiness for them irisblue Feb 2023 #1
To the happy couple! n/t Pete Ross Junior Feb 2023 #2
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