Score's attend first gay marriage in tradition-bound Nepal

Cheered by scores of wedding guests, two gay men exchanged garlands of marigold today in the first public same-sex marriage in tradition-bound Nepali society.

The guests, mostly activists from gay and lesbian rights groups and a few relatives applauded as Anil Mahaju, 25, and Diya Kashyap, 21, exchanged vows in Kathmandu, Nepal’s capital.