First ever gay Muslim wedding takes place in U . K

The first ever gay Muslim wedding has taken place in the UK , as happy grooms Jahed Choudhury , 24 , and Sean Rogan , 19 , who have been dating for two years , tied the knot wearing traditional golden Sherwanis in a civil ceremony at Walsall registry office .
Their relationship was ignited when Sean met Choudhury crying on a bench in Darlaston , and according to Choudhury , Sean has stood by him since then .
He told Express and Star : “ I ’ d not long overdosed and I was crying on a bench and Sean came over and asked if I was okay . ”
However , Choudhury admitted that being an openly - gay Muslim made him feel like something of a ‘ black sheep’ and that he ‘ stood out like a sore thumb ’ and often felt trapped between his sexuality and faith . He further revealed that he tried to deny his orientation and even took medication and a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia and Bangladesh .
Although his family were ’t present for the ceremony , Choudhury believes the wedding is significant progress for the Muslim and LGBT communities alike.
He said: “ My family doesn ’t want to come on the day , they just don ’ t want to see it, it ’ s too embarrassing for them . ” Choudhury says that some of his family members dismiss his sexuality and happy relationship with Sean as a ‘disease ’ or a phase . I want to say to all people going through the same thing that ’s it’ s okay – we’ re going to show the whole world that you can be gay and Muslim . ”