U.S. air force training commander removed amid widening sex scandal

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Lesbian couple celebrate Taiwan's first Buddhist same-sex wedding

women became the first couple to have a Buddhist same-sex wedding in Taiwan today, in a move that human rights group hope will propel the island towards becoming the first Asian nation to legalise gay marriage.Fish Huang and You Ya-ting , 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...

Taiwan couple in same-sex Buddhist wedding

You Ya-ting, left, and her partner Huang Mei-yu stamp their names in front of a statue of Buddha in the prayer hall as they are married in the first Taiwan same sex Buddhist ceremonial wedding in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on Saturday, Aug 11, 2012. Rights groups hope will help make the island become the first place in Asia to legalise gay marriage. -- PHOTO: APTAOYUAN, Taiwan (AFP) - Two women tied the knot...