Australians Richard Laslett and Collin Gunther waited 37 years to say “I do” to one another.
The couple finally got their chance on Thursday in Toronto, at a mass
wedding that brought 115 gay and lesbian couples together, as part of
the city’s World Pride Week.
The pairs from around the world gathered in the garden of a midtown
Neo-Gothic castle to “celebrate the power of love,” Toronto interim
Mayor Norm Kelly said.
“After a while, you think it’s never going to happen,” Gunther told AFP
moments before the men exchanged vows. “You settle into a relationship,”
added Laslett.
Swept up in the moment while traveling abroad and confident that their
marriage will someday be recognized back home, they took the plunge.
“We’ll call ourselves husband and husband,” said Laslett, “even though
our marriage