Gay Couples Kiss in Front of Westboro Baptist Church Protesters
WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 27: Two same sex couples kiss in front of Westboro Baptist Church protesters, at the U.S. Supreme Court, on March 27, 2013 in Washington, DC. Today the high court is scheduled to hear arguments on whether Congress can withhold federal benefits from legally wed gay couples by defining marriage as only between a man and a woman.
Two men use Skype to have a legal wedding in Texas
Mark Reed and Dante Walkup just got legally married in Texas, where gay marriage is not legal. How did they do it? It’s called “e-marriage.”
They found a creative way around inequality. The two men and their families joined together in Texas. The wedding was officiated by a woman who was in Washington D.C.—where gay marriage is legal—using Skype.
According to the report by Dallas Voice, the couple wanted to have their wedding in Texas to be with their families and friends.
“It was very important that all of our family came. It was the first time they actually met, even though we’ve been together 10 years. If we had to go to D.C., there’s no way we could have had the people there who we wanted to be there.”
The couple were married on October 10th, 2010 (10/10/10) at a hotel in Dallas, Texas, with a projection screen behind them.
According to the report, there are no laws against e-weddings in Washington D.C., so the men understand that their marriage could be debated in court.
The couple had to first go to Washington D.C. to register. The marriage license was then mailed to them a few days after their wedding.
First Same-Sex Marriage in DC
After legalizing same-sex marriage, Washington, DC hosts their first ceremony!
The lucky couple to tie the knot are Angelisa Young and Sinjoyla Townsend who met in a constitutional law class at the University of the District of Columbia. They wed at the office of the Human Rights Campaign, along with two other couples. Watch part of Young and Townsend’s ceremony here.
Washington Post defends front cover gay kiss
The Washington Post stands by its decision to publish a front-page photo of a gay couple kissing that generated a high volume of complaints from readers.
The newspaper published the photo online and in print last week. It captures Jeremy Ames and Taka Ariga kissing outside D.C. Superior Court on the first day same-sex couples could apply for marriage licenses in the District. Weddings began on Tuesday.
A few of the readers have engaged in rants, often with anti-gay slurs. One complained about the paper, “promoting a faggot lifestyle.” Another complained, “That kind of stuff makes normal people want to throw up. People have kids who are being exposed to this crap. I will be glad when your rag goes out of business. Real men marry women.”
The National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association, the watchdog group for media coverage of LGBT issues, applauded TheWashington Post for publishing the photo.
(Full story: The Advocate)
Harvey Milk National Stamp Campaign
The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, the group who works to provide political power to the LGBT community, is co-sponsoring the Harvey Milk National Stamp Campaign. “This stamp would serve to further remind Americans that by honoring Harvey Milk, you honor a true American Hero and Champion of Civil Rights for all people.”
If you would like to show your support for this campaign, please write a letter to:
Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee
c/o Stamp Development
U.S. Postal Service
1735 North Lynn Ste Suite 5013
Arlington, VA 22209-6432
(Stamp Design by Jim Leff)
Same-Sex Couples Wed in Washingtion, DC
Rocky Galloway, left, and Reginald Stanley are pronounced “partners for life” by Rev. Sylvia E. Sumter during their marriage ceremony Tuesday, March 9, 2010, the first day that gay marriage is legal in Washington.
The city is now the sixth jurisdiction in the county in which such marriages can be performed – joining Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont.
More than 300 same-sex couples have applied for a license since the application process began Wednesday.
via inothernews:
SEALED Jonathan Howard, left, and Gregory Jones kissed after they applied for a marriage license in Washington, D.C., Wednesday. Couples waited in line for hours to apply for the licenses on the first day same-sex marriage became legal in the nation’s capital. (Photo: Alex Wong / Getty Images via the Wall St. Journal)
Darlene Garner (left) holds her partner, Candy Holmes, as she cries after the couple picked up their marriage license at the Washington DC Marriage Bureau today, the day that Washington DC legalized gay marriage.
(Photo: Associated Press)
Westboro Baptist Church’s Protest Against DC Legalizing Gay Marriage Gets Drowned Out By Singing Pro-LGBT Clergy
Today, Washington DC legalized gay marriage, and as expected, the Westboro Baptist Church was there to protest while gay couples were applying for their marriage licenses. A group of supportive clergy drowned out the protesters by signing "This Little Light of Mine.“
