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<\/p>\nAn Australian MP has wed his partner, three months after proposing to him in parliament during a debate on legalising same-sex marriage.<\/p>\n
Government MP Tim Wilson and Ryan Bolger celebrated their “special day” on Sunday, the politician said online.<\/p>\n
Australian MPs voted to legalise same-sex marriage in December.<\/p>\n
Earlier that month,\u00a0Mr Wilson had become the first MP to make a marriage proposal\u00a0in the House of Representatives.<\/p>\n
Mr Wilson and Mr Bolger, who have been together for more than a decade, were married in Melbourne’s Royal Botanic Gardens.<\/p>\n
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The MP’s tweet attracted messages of congratulations from parliamentarians and others on social media.<\/p>\n
In his December speech, Mr Wilson was arguing for same-sex marriage when he turned to address Mr Bolger, who was sitting in the public gallery.<\/p>\n
“In my first speech, I defined our bond by the ring that sits on both of our left hands. They [the rings] are the answer to the question we cannot ask,” an emotional Mr Wilson said.<\/p>\n
“So there is only one thing left to do. Ryan Patrick Bolger, will you marry me?”<\/p>\n
Mr Bolger replied with a loud “yes”, prompting cheers and applause.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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