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When one lesbian woman’s homophobic parents refused to attend her wedding, something incredible happened – her boss stepped in to play her father’s role in the ceremony.

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Jennifer’s parents had always disapproved of her relationship with her girlfriend of 11 years, Sam, to the point where her father would even tell Sam to ‘get lost’ whenever he saw her.

For a while, Jennifer attempted to date men just to please her father and to keep the peace – even taking things as far as thinking about having a fake marriage, but ultimately, she knew she had to be true to herself.



She knew her father wouldn’t like it, but she couldn’t live a lie.


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She came out to her boss and colleagues, who were all ‘very supportive’, but her father wouldn’t accept it.

It was the final straw when her parents refused to attend Jennifer’s wedding.

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While Jennifer planned to go ahead with the ceremony, her boss, John Li, CEO of HSBC Taiwan, couldn’t let her walk down the aisle alone. And so, he stepped forward to walk her himself.

‘CEO John told us not to be nervous and to walk slowly,’ HSBC employee Jennifer says in a video produced by the bank. ‘We cried because we never thought we would make it this far.’

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Jennifer’s wedding was nothing short of spectacular – and her parents definitely missed out.

Crowds of people cheered as Jennifer appeared in a gorgeous dress under a lit-up room, with John by her side.

In the video, Jennifer was filmed getting very emotional. She simply and touchingly explained: ‘We cried because we never thought we would make it this far.’

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