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Man Marries Christian Partner In The First Muslim Gay Wedding Of UK

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July 11, 2017

Jahed Choudhury and Sean Rogan have married in what is being called Britain’s ‘first’ ever same-sex Muslim wedding. The newlyweds want “to show the whole world that you can be gay and Muslim” after exchanging vows in West Midlands.

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24-year-old Choudhury told Express and Star that he was bullied in school and was banned from his local mosque. And after attempting to change his sexual orientation, he even tried to kill himself before Rogan entered his life.The two had been living together since 2015 and it was last year on Rogan’s birthday that Choudhury proposed.

The two had been living together since 2015 and it was last year on Rogan’s birthday that Choudhury proposed.

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Anjali Bisaria

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