Two men feted their wedding with friends in Iqaluit earlier this month in what is believed to be the first time a gay Inuk man has married in the territory. Joe Kucharski and Dwayne Nowdlak met in Iqaluit in 2013 and married on June 3. According to Nunavut government records, this marks the first time a self-declared Inuk man has married another man in the territory (though there has been at least one Inuk woman). The recently married Joe Kucharski and Dwayne Nowdlak are grateful for their wedding and all the support they received. "When you walked into it, you thought you were in a New York banquet facility rather than downtown Iqaluit," Kucharski said.

Source: CBC News June 09, 2017 17:03 UTC