Via BoingBoing, I’ve encountered one of the strangest gay marriage stories ever:
On Friday, under a romantic drizzle in a muddy clearing in Compostela Valley province in Mindanao, Ka Andres and Ka Jose exchanged vows in a heavily guarded ceremony before local villagers, friends from the city and their comrades in arms.
They are considered the first homosexual couple in the New People's Army (NPA) who were wed by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP).
During the “wedding,” sponsors draped a sequined CPP flag around the couple’s shoulders. The flag was held in place by a long, beaded cord which also went around the couple and the sponsors — symbolizing that their marriage would be made stronger with the help of comrades and the masses.
Andres held a bullet, as did Jose and each other's hands. The bullets represented their “commitment in the armed struggle.”
So: gay, guerrillas, outcasts, terrorists to some in the world… not that I support brutal murderers or anything, but never let it be said that all gay people are nancy–boy pussies! Sheesh!
And by the way, MetaFilter comments are here. A full day after I got hold of this. Oh yeah!
tags: [gaymarriage] [guerrilla] [communism] [gay]
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