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White wedding ... gay Chinese couple on their big day

An elderly gay couple yesterday [Jan. 31] broke taboos in China by getting “married” in a live webcast — with the “bride” in a white dress and veil.

One of the men wore a traditional bridal gown and headdress when he exchanged vows with his partner in a ceremony broadcast on China’s equivalent of Twitter. The happy couple — a teacher and a bottled water delivery man, from Pinggu district — smiled for photos, with the groom looking dapper in a dinner suit while the bride proudly held up her bouquet of red roses. The ceremony was attended by friends and family who watched as the pair — dubbed Big Treasure and Little Treasure — downed a celebratory spirit. But reports said the festivities became too much for one of the men’s sons who eventually threw all the guests out.