Netherlands celebrates 25 years since first legal same-sex marriages

Three gay couples cut a wedding cake in Amsterdam. PIC/AFP

The Dutch capital marked the 25th anniversary of the world's first gay marriages with three same-sex couples tying the knot at City Hall early Wednesday. Same-sex weddings are commonplace now in the Netherlands. Since 2001, more than 36,000 same-sex couples have married, according to the country's official statistics office.

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