Witness History
Witness History
The world’s first lesbian couple to get married
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January 8, 2024
9 minutes
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On 1 April 2001, the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalise gay marriage.
Four couples were chosen to take part in a collective wedding at midnight which was broadcast on TV.
Hélène Faasen and Anne-Marie Thus tell Dan Hardoon about the wedding they thought they'd never have.
(Photo: The four happy couples cut the cake. Credit: Marcel Antonisse/ANP/AFP/Getty Images)