Tag Archives: gay weddings

Alan Cumming Got Married

Love the hashtag.

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Marriages Up 14% In NYC

Same-sex marriage has only been legal for six months, but NYC officials report a 14% rise in marriage licenses for 2011. “We’re overwhelmed,” Michael McSweeney, the city clerk, told the paper. “It’s been much busier for us than this time last year, but we’re delighted to see the extra business because we understand the impact. We’re handling it. We’re thrilled.” …

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Johnny Weir Got Married

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Ricky Martin To Marry In New York

I guess the rumor that he was going to get married in Spain was just that. Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin and his boyfriend Carlos Gonzalez will marry on Jan. 28 in New York, the El Nuevo Dia newspaper reported on its Web site Sunday. Martin and his partner, according to a source close to the Puerto Rican daily, will …

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Sean Chapin: I’m Married & I Know It

Another winner from JMG reader Sean Chapin.

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Orthodox Rabbis: Anybody Who Conducts A Same-Sex Wedding Will Be Kicked Out

The Rabbinical Council of America has issued a “clarification” on its position on homosexuality. The Torah and Jewish tradition, in the clearest of terms, prohibit the practice of homosexuality. Same-sex unions are against both the letter and the spirit of Jewish law, which sanctions only the union of a man and a woman in matrimony. Attempts to ritualize or celebrate …

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Married After 64 Years

Here’s the first paragraph from a great New York article, Reasons To (Heart) NY: When the Columbia Library closed each night at ten, it was the custom of John Spofford Morgan, who was studying for a master’s in international affairs, to hop on the subway and head downtown to the New Verdi on West 72nd. Back then, there were two …

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Rosie On Her Engagement

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Orthodox Rabbis Denounce Gay Weddings

Over 100 Orthodox rabbis have signed a public denunciation of any rabbi that dares solemnize a gay union. Some of the most prominent rabbinic figures in the Orthodox Jewish world, including Rabbi Hershel Schachter and Rabbi Hershel Reichman of Yeshiva University and Rabbi Elie Abadie of the Safra Synagogue – issued a statement declaring that, “By definition, a union that …

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Rosie Is Engaged

Details are here.

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First Gay Wedding For The Comics

For the mainstream comics, that is. Bleeding Cool has the backstory.

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NEW YORK CITY: Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer First Gay Elected Official To Marry

NYC Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer (in the dark shirt), who represents Queens, will become the city’s first openly gay elected official to marry since it became legal in June. The Sunnyside Post reports: Last Monday at a Puerto Rican restaurant, Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer was presented with an engagement ring and a marriage proposal from his long-time partner. Van Bramer, …

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Cake Bigot: The Right’s Martyr Du Jour

“I’ve gotten a lot of nasty comments from Christians who don’t think that the stand I’ve taken is right. They need to read the Book of Romans. You know, Christ is very clear. We are either for him or against him; we’re not supposed to be lukewarm; we’re either hot or we’re cold. And there was never a question in …

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FRC Backs Cake Bigot

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Victoria Childress: I’m Being Oppressed!

“I’m being attacked because of my beliefs – my convictions to their lifestyle. It’s really hard to read things like that. I’m a pretty quiet, soft-spoken person. But when I stand up for my convictions against things, I’m very strong when it comes to that. People are telling me they were proud of me for standing up for my beliefs …

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Bigot Of The Day – Victoria Childress

“I said, ‘I’ll tell you I’m a Christian, and I do have convictions.’ And I said, ‘I’m sorry to tell you, but I’m not going to be able to do your cake.’ I didn’t do the cake because of my convictions for their lifestyle. It is my right as a business owner. It is my right, and it’s not to …

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Conan Marries Two Gay Men

Far lovelier than you would believe. WATCH THIS.

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86 House Members Demand Banning Gay Weddings On Military Bases

Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO) has issued a letter calling for on-base gay weddings to be specifically banned in the Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act. Eighty-six members of the House have co-signed Akin’s letter. “The Defense of Marriage Act was passed by a bipartisan vote in Congress and signed into law by President Clinton,” said Congressman Akin. “Unfortunately, …

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Tweet Of The Day – Jane Wiedlin

Sister Reverend Go-Go is available to officiate.

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Go-Go To Cool Places For Weddings

Reverend Sister Go-Go, aka Go-Go’s drummer guitarist Jane Wiedlin, married two women in Central Park this week. And you too can have Reverend Sister Go-Go officiate your nuptials.[Photo Credit: Big Gay Ice Cream @ Twitter ] (Tipped by JMG reader Fritz)

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