On Saturday, December 18, a gay couple in India unofficially wed despite same-sex marriage still being illegal in the country.
Supriyo Chekraborty and Abhay Dange held a private “promising ceremony” in the southern state of Telangana, becoming the first-ever queer pairing in the region to do so.India finally decriminalised homosexuality in 2018 but has yet to reform marriage laws.
Because of this, the couple’s union is not legally recognised, but the pair expressed that they wanted to find a way to officially mark their relationship despite this.Chakraborty and Dange celebrated their eight-year partnership in white tuxedos and exchanged rings and vows in front of sixty family members and close friends.