+ Twitter Same sex marriage ceremonies targeted by sham wedding crime Fri, 26/09/2014 - 05:00 -- Now it appears that illegal immigrants are using homosexual/lesbian marriage ceremonies as another method to gain a British passport. [bnp_gay_marriage_3_0.jpg] Same-sex marriages were made legal in March this year but within weeks of the legislation coming into effect, criminal gangs were touting sham gay weddings to those wanting to dodge immigration controls. An undercover reporter exposed the fraud and discovered one gang that organises sham gay marriages for £10,000.