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Gay Episcopal Bish Weds Partner

Civil union in church with 20-year partner

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(Newser) – New Hampshire's openly gay Episcopal bishop has tied the knot with his longtime partner in a civil union. Undercover police were among the 120 guests at the private ceremony in case of trouble, reports the Concord Monitor. The civil ceremony by a justice uniting Bishop Gene Robinson and his partner of 20 years in St. Paul's Church in Concord was followed by a religious service of thanksgiving.

The ceremony marked the fifth anniversary of Robinson's appointment as the first openly gay bishop in the Anglican Church. It also comes just a month before the worldwide Anglican church conference in England, from which Robinson has been barred. He still plans to attend and host his own events.  

New Hampshire gay Episcopal Bishop, Gene Robinson.
New Hampshire gay Episcopal Bishop, Gene Robinson.   (Getty Images)
New Hampshire Bishop Gene Robinson, the first openly gay Episcopal bishop, has married his longtime partner.
New Hampshire Bishop Gene Robinson, the first openly gay Episcopal bishop, has married his longtime partner.   (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
New Hampshire's gay Bishop, Gene Robinson has contracted a civil union with his longtime partner.
New Hampshire's gay Bishop, Gene Robinson has contracted a civil union with his longtime partner.   (Getty Images)
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