Photos: Lesbian couple celebrate Taiwan’s first Buddhist same-Intimacy wedding

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Fish Huang, right, and You Ya-ting married today in Taiwan's first Buddhist same-sex wedding
Fish Huang, left, receives help from her friend to adjust the veil before taking a group photo

Two women, Fish Huang and You Ya-ting , became the first couple to have a Buddhist same-sex wedding in Taiwan. The couple who have been together for seven years, exchanged vow and prayer beads instead of rings at a monastery in Taoyuan, northern Taiwan, accompanied by chants from nearly 300 Buddhists.

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Fish Huang, left, and You Ya-ting receive blessings from entertainer Chu Hui-chen, whose lesbian daughter committed suicide in May
The couple wore traditional white dresses and exchanged prayer beads instead of rings in a ceremony conducted by a Buddhist nun