China: Lesbian couple ties knot in push for same-sex marriage

Same-sex marriage isn't legal in China, but that didn't deter Li Tingting and her partner Teresa Xu.

Dressed in white bridal gowns, they held an informal wedding in front of two dozen friends at a restaurant in Beijing on Thursday.

They had planned to try and make it official at their local registry office but were warned against "making a scene" by police.

"I feel like this is the right time," Li told CNN before the wedding banquet. "We've been together for so long."

In their push to get same-sex unions recognized in China, Li and her partner said they were partly inspired by last week's decision by the U.S. Supreme Court decision to extend same-sex marriage rights across all 50 states.

Credit: CNN

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