Same-sex couples have been celebrating their relationships for centuries, even if they weren’t recognised by the state or by friends and family. These have included elaborate public ceremonies as well as private commitments. Same-sex partners have used or borrowed from established rituals, including those of the church.
Same-sex weddings through the centuries.
How some couples ensured that their bonds were recognised even in death.
Entrepreneur and landowner Anne Lister (1791-1840) is sometimes described as ‘the first modern lesbian’.
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