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Mexico: Quintana Roo Secretary of State Suspends New Same Sex Weddings...
The upcoming weddings of six gay and lesbian couples near the tourist destination city of Cancun, Mexico have been suspended, La Reforma reported. The weddings were expected to take place later this...
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NY: State Had More Than 2,400 Same Sex Marriages Upstate Since July
State records show about 2,400 marriages of same-sex couples in upstate New York since it was legalized last summer. The new Health Department data, which don’t include New York City, show more than...
View ArticleUSA: GOP-Controlled House Votes to Block Same Sex Weddings on Military Bases
The U.S. House approved on Thursday an amendment that aims to bar same-sex wedding ceremonies from taking place on military bases — although LGBT groups are denying the measure will have any legal...
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Washington Same Sex Weddings Begin Sunday
Two retired military women who fought for the rights of gays in the military were among the hundreds of couples who received their marriage licenses this week as Washington state’s voter-approved law...
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Maryland, USA: Wedding Vendors See Dollar Signs in Same Sex Weddings
The Baltimore Sun covers the emerging trend of gay wedding shows, and the financial windfal same sex weddings can bring to the wedding industry: The financial motivation was on display Sunday at the...
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Maine, USA: 150 Same Sex Couples Married So Far
Maine same sex couples are taking advantage of the new marriage equality law, but the population’s simply much smaller than neighboring Massachusetts, Boston.com reports: About 2,360 same-sex couples...
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Vietnam: Government Will No Longer Fine Same Sex Couples for Holding Wedding...
Apparently, if you were a same sex couple who held a wedding ceremony, you could have been fined for it in Vietnam. But no more. Gay Star News reports: Vietnam’s Ministry of Justice has reversed a plan...
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USA: “The Knot” Releases Same Sex Wedding Survey
The mainstream wedding site “The Knot” just released a survey on wedding trends for same sex couples. Gay Today reports: Same-sex couples are less likely to have a formal proposal than their straight...
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USA: Supreme Court Turns Down Request to Block Same Sex Weddings
Angry that the ninth circuit court didn’t wait the full 25 days to lift the stay on same sex weddings in California, Protect Marriage asked for an injunction from Supreme Court Justice Antonin Kennedy....
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Colombia: After Legislature Fails to Act, Judge OK’s Marriage for Gay Couple
from Google MapsAfter the Colombian legislature failed to act for two years on a Constitutional Court order to give gay and lesbian couples official recognition, a court has just ok’d a same sex...
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USA: No Same Sex Weddings for Catholic Military Chaplains, Archbishop Says
Archbishop Timothy Broglio has ruled out same-sex weddings for Catholic military chaplains. Pink News reports: “No Catholic priest or deacon may be forced by any authority to witness or bless the union...
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Churches in New Zealand, USA Consider Marrying Same-Sex Couples
Several churches are considering allowing their priests to marry same-sex couples.In New Zealand, the Anglican Church may allow the practice by 2016, according to one Reverend. Gay Star News reports:...
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France: High Court Says Mayors Cannot Refuse to Perform Same-Sex Weddings
French mayors must perform weddings for all couples who have the legal right to marry, including same-sex couples, the High Court there has ruled. Pink News reports: A law recognising equal marriage...
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UK, England/Wales: Same-Sex Couples Can Marry Starting March 29th
We finally have a date for the first same-sex weddings in England and Wales, and it’s three months earlier than we thought. Gay Star News reports: The first same sex weddings in England and Wales will...
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USA, Utah: Attorney General Will Issue an Opinion on Existing Same-Sex...
More than 1300 same-sex couples married in Utah during the brief window when a judge made it legal. Now we’re waiting for the state’s Attorney General to weigh in. Joe.My.God reports: The opinion,...
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Featured Gay Wedding Vendor: Steven Rosen Photography, New York City
Periodically we’ll feature one of our vendors here to let our readers know about some great people who can help you plan the perfect wedding. There is a certain irony in being a gay wedding...
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South Church, Mount Prospect, Illinois – Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Venue
Periodically we’ll feature one of our vendors here to let our readers know about some great people who can help you plan the perfect wedding. The South Church welcomes you and invites you to celebrate...
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