The very first gay wedding at the US Naval Academy took place Saturday afternoon in the school's famed chapel. The couple, David Bucher and Bruce Moats, were wed in front of 100 guests, including their own two children. Bucher graduated from the Maryland Academy over 20 years ago.
According to NBC News, even though the Academy did not oppose the ceremony, the two still faced some challenges.
But Academy Chaplain Lt. John Connolly, who officiated the ceremony, said the run-up to the memorable day wasn't all smooth sailing.“Not everyone agrees that this should be happening and it took a significant amount of discernment on my own part as well as this couple’s as they were preparing for the day,” Connolly said.But as he got to know Bucher and Moats, he understood how in love they were. “The more I met with this couple, the happier I was to be presiding today,” he added.
Said Moats about their decision to marry at the Academy: "The question was; should we do it, are we advocating, are we here to make a political message? We're not. We're here to break political barriers for sure, but it's also about taking advantage of the rights that we have."
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