First public lesbian wedding held in S China

A lesbian couple, 36-year-old Dongdong (alias) and 30-year-old Qiqi (alias), stand together at their wedding in Shenzhen city, South China's Guangdong province on Jan 4, 2013. The date has a similar pronunciation in Chinese to "love you for a lifetime". The couple finally got the approval from their parents for their marriage after experiencing a lot of struggles, becoming the first lesbian pair to hold a public wedding. [Photo/nandu.com]

"No matter my child marries a man or a woman, she is still my daughter and I can just think that it (the marriage) brings me another daughter, which is also a thing of happiness," said Dongdong's mother, who once opposed this relationship.

Presently, homosexual marriage has not been granted by law in China, meaning such marriages are not officially certified.

Lesbian partners, 36-year-old Dongdong (alias) and 30-year-old Qiqi (alias), embrace each other at their wedding in Shenzhen city, South China's Guangdong province on Jan 4, 2013.[Photo/nandu.com]