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White house omits Gauthier Destenay from photo caption

White house omits Gauthier Destenay from photo caption

The White House omitted naming the husband of Luxembourg’s Prime Minister when it posted a photo of the partners of NATO leaders to it’s Facebook page. The photo of architect Gauthier Destenay, who is married to Luxembourg’s PM Xavier Bettel made headlines around this world this week. When the picture by photographer Andrea Hanks was first posted […]

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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 partner 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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