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Out Prime Minister of Luxembourg marries his partner

Out Prime Minister of Luxembourg marries his partner

  Xavier Bettel, the openly gay Prime Minister of Luxembourg, married his long term partnerĀ on Friday last week. The ceremony between Bettel and his now husband, Gauthier Destinay, was officiated by the mayor of Luxembourg City who has been a friend of the Prime Minister for decades. “I wouldn’t have thought that 33 years later […]

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Luxembourg’s Openly Gay PM to Wed

Luxembourg’s Openly Gay PM to Wed

Luxembourg’s openly gay prime minister Xavier Bettel is this week marrying his longtime partner, architect Gauthier Destenay. Same sex marriage legislation was passed in Luxembourg in June last year with a landslide vote of 56-4, with weddings beginning to take place in January of this year. The European nation is the only country in the […]

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Luxembourg Passes Same Sex Marriage Bill

Luxembourg Passes Same Sex Marriage Bill

The parliament of Luxembourg has passed a same sex marriage bill in an overwhelming majority. Luxembourg’s parliament has only one chamber, so therefore the vote by the Chamber of Deputies has secured the passage of the bill. The law is reportedly expected to come into force in early 2015. Greens MP Viviane Loschetter made the […]

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