Gay Chinese couples wed in West Hollywood

Seven Chinese couples share a kiss after a group wedding ceremony, officiated by West Hollywood Mayor Lindsey Horvath at the West Hollywood Library.

Shanghai residents Li Tao, 30, left, and Duan Rongfeng, 38, hold hands after exchanging vows during a group wedding ceremony in West Hollywood with seven other Chinese same-sex couples.

Xu Na, left, and Xue Mengyao walk toward the stage to be married in a group wedding ceremony of seven gay and lesbian Chinese couples who were wed after winning a contest.

Xu Na, left, gets her makeup applied while her partner, Xue Mengyao, right, waits at the West Hollywood Library before their wedding. The women were part of a group nuptials with six other Chinese couples who received an all-expenses-paid trip and a dream wedding after winning a contest in China, were gay marriage is not legal.

Beijing residents Liu Xin, 32, right, fixes the hair of his partner, Hu Zhidong, 33, as they get ready for their wedding, part of a group ceremony with six other Chinese same-sex couples in West Hollywood.

Shanghai residents Li Tao, 30, left, and Duan Rongfeng, 38, exchange rings during group nuptials in West Hollywood. Li and Duan traveled with six other Chinese gay and lesbian couples to West Hollywood to be married after winning a contest in China, where gay marriage is not legal.

Xu Na, left, and Xue Mengyao wait to be married in a group wedding ceremony in West Hollywood officiated by West Hollywood Mayor Lindsey Horvath.

Beijing residents Hu Zhidong, 33, left, and Liu Xin, 32, celebrate after a group wedding ceremony with other Chinese same-sex couples in West Hollywood.

Beijing residents Liu Xin, 32, and Hu Zhidong, 33, embrace after their first kiss as a married couple. The men were part of a group wedding ceremony in West Hollywood with six other Chinese gay and lesbian couples.