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Related: About this forumFIRST OPENLY GAY EPISCOPAL BISHOP DIVORCES HUSBAND
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_REL_GAY_BISHOP_DIVORCE?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2014-05-04-06-54-45FILE - In this photo released by the Episcopal Dioceses of New Hampshire, Mark Andrew, left, and Bishop V. Gene Robinson are shown during their private civil union ceremony performed by Ronna Wise in Concord, N.H., in this Saturday June 7, 2008 file photo. Robinson, the first openly gay Episcopal bishop, announced Saturday May 3, 2014 he is getting divorced from Andrew. (AP Photo/Episcopal Dioceses of New Hampshire, File)
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) -- The first openly gay bishop in the Anglican church has announced he is divorcing his husband.
Retired Bishop Gene Robinson announced that he is divorcing Mark Andrew in an email to the Diocese of New Hampshire Saturday and an article for The Daily Beast.
The coupled entered into a civil union in 2008 that converted to a marriage when New Hampshire legalized gay marriage in 2010.
His election in 2003 as the first openly gay bishop in the Anglican church created an international uproar and led conservative Episcopalians to break away from the main church in the United States.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)I am broken heartedvto hear ghis. I like both men.
xchrom
(108,903 posts)i'm a fan of eugene.
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)xchrom
(108,903 posts)Smarmie Doofus
(14,498 posts)randys1
(16,286 posts)As a man I used to think that a break up or divorce wouldnt be a problem for me, I mean I am a man, i dont really have those kind of emotions, right, how could that be such a big deal. It is only women who get all verklempt over this or that, right?
But divorce is a bitch, I dont know these men but I hope they can find peace after fighting so hard for so many to find love...
xchrom
(108,903 posts)just not in our 'owners manual'.
randys1
(16,286 posts)And for the love we can show each other
https://twitter.com/DidTheyLetUVote
oldandhappy
(6,719 posts)uriel1972
(4,261 posts)Where there is marriage, there will be divorce. It will be interesting when this kind of thing is no longer a news story.
Rowdyboy
(22,057 posts)and I can't imagine life without him.
I wish them both peace and closure. Maybe they can remain friends.