WASHINGTON, June 22 (UPI) -- Former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said Friday his family is "delighted" his lesbian daughter, Mary Cheney, married her longtime partner, Heather Poe.
"Mary and Heather have been in a committed relationship for many years, and we are delighted that they were able to take advantage of the opportunity to have that relationship recognized," the Cheney family said in a statement. "Mary and Heather and their children are very important and much loved members of our family and we wish them every happiness."