Congratulations to Vice Chancellor Westerwelle and Michael Mronz

The FGG wishes the very best to Vice Chancellor Westerwelle and Mr. Mronz and takes advantage of this opportunity to again thank Mr. Westerwelle for his support of Gay Games VIII.

From On Top:

German tabloid Bild is reporting that Guido Westerwelle, the country's openly gay foreign minister, has “married” his 43-year-old partner, event manager Michael Mronz.

With the headline Secret Wedding, the paper reported that the couple entered a civil partnership in Westerwelle's home town of Bonn on Friday. The ceremony was presided over by Bonn Mayor Juergen Nimptsch and only close friends and family attended, the newspaper said.

Civil partnerships offer gay and lesbian couples some but no all the rights of marriage.

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Westerwelle presided over last month's opening ceremony for the 2010 Gay Games in Cologne's RheinEnergie Stadium.