A Canadian couple’s wedding video is going viral in Sri Lanka and sparking conversations about same-sex marriage which is illegal in the country, CBC news reported today. Sithara and Jenn Fernando were married in October 2019 in a hybrid ceremony of the western tradition and the Poruwa ceremony. Her parents were getting phone calls from people in Sri Lanka, commenting on the wedding and congratulating them. “It is also really encouraging to see that our little wedding video is starting conversations in places that we never sort of thought these conversations could happen,” she said. The couple has received Facebook messages from strangers who said they never knew they could have such a wedding and had talked to their parents about a same-sex marriage.

Source: The Nation February 27, 2021 15:45 UTC