Portraits of Marriage: New York

Check out the wonderful touching pictures taken of New Yorkers getting married. The pictures of regular human beings of all ages and social status are the faces of this struggle. This is not something driven by sex but by love. This proves to all the sane, tolerant people out there that they have made the right choice to support love.





Buzzfeed: 60 Awesome Portraits of Gay Couples Just Married in New York State

The New York Times: Same-sex couples in New York (Slideshow)

NYC to perform gay marriages on 1st day of law

Clerks' offices in New York City and at least two upstate cities are taking the unusual step of opening on a Sunday for gay couples eager to tie the knot as soon as the state's new gay marriage law takes effect July 24, but many other cities and towns are waiting for state government guidance first.

New York became the sixth and largest state to legalize gay marriage June 24. Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the legislation before midnight, setting a 30-day clock that makes the law become official on a day when government offices normally are closed.

New York City officials announced Wednesday they would open their clerks' offices in all five boroughs for a full day July 24, saying gay couples should not be made to wait one day longer to wed.

"This is a historic moment for New York, a moment many couples have waited years and even decades to see," Mayor Michael Bloomberg said, "and we are not going to make them wait one day longer than they have to."

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32nd vote needed for NY Marriage Equality reportedly secured

Been nervously following this piece of news.  It has been reported that the 32nd vote needed to pass gay marriage in New York has been secured.

However, the final vote may note occur until early Thursday morning.

Senator Greg Ball wants religious protections

Senator Greg Ball (R-NY), ok, you're hot, but stop bullshitting us about gay marriage and "religious protections". First of all, civil marriages are performed every day to straight people without a priest, imam or Xenu. There are no laws that require, like say, a rabbi to marry a couple who are not Jewish. No priest will marry a couple who are not Catholic. Nobody is forcing them. So what is different about gay people who want a civil marriage?

Republican NY State Senator Roy McDonald's Awesome Defense Of Gay Marriage

I wish Republicans were more like this. New York State Senator Roy McDonald:

"You get to the point where you evolve in your life where everything isn't black and white, good and bad, and you try to do the right thing," McDonald, 64, told reporters.

"You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, fuck it, I don't care what you think. I'm trying to do the right thing.

"I'm tired of Republican-Democrat politics. They can take the job and shove it. I come from a blue-collar background. I'm trying to do the right thing, and that's where I'm going with this."

Via Huffington Post.