Pics: Spain’s first gay police wedding
By Will Stroude
Two members of Spain’s national police force tied the knot this week, in what’s being heralded as a first for the country – and maybe even the world.
Chema and Jonathan, who have been together for five years and met while serving in Spain’s Policia Nacional, married in full dress uniform on Saturday (September 5) at the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art in Jerez de la Frontera, The Local reports.
Photos of the loved-up pair surrounded by their family and colleagues went viral after they were posted on the force’s official Twitter page, alongside the caption: “Long live the newlyweds!”
Visca els nuvis!
Chema i Jonathan, agents de @policia es van casar ahir a Cadis amb presència família i companys pic.twitter.com/43sBuh3BSD— ◾️◾️◾️◾️ policia.cat (@policiacat) September 6, 2015
Spain was among the first countries to introduce equal marriage ten years ago, and while Chema and Jonathan might be the first serving officers to marry each other, as gay men they certainly aren’t a rarity in the force.
“We are not the first gays in the police, we have lots of gay friends in the force,” Chema told Spanish radio station Canal Sur Radio, adding that he hoped their wedding would help aid the “normalisation” of gay officers.
“If it helps someone who is being bullied in school for their sexual orientation to see it as something normal, then that’s great,” he added.
“It’s not something that should be hidden just because you belong to a particular institution.”
Take a look at some of the pictures of the historic celebration below:
It might be a while until Chema and Jonathan are back on the streets in those rather dashing uniforms though – they’ve already jetted off to California to enjoy their honeymoon. Congratulations guys! Now excuse us while we get back to browsing Scotland Yard’s recruitment pages…
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