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xchrom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-11 05:01 AM
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The More, The Married-er: NYC Marriage Record Broken
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2011/07/more-married-er-nyc-marriage-record-broken/40340/

Sunday was the state of New York's first day allowing gay marriage, which would already put the date into the record books, but then the doors opened for business this morning and the people came, and came, and came. In New York city alone, "659 couples picked up licenses and 484 wed at city marriage bureaus," The New York Times reports. The Times' City Room blog posted stories all day Sunday on couples who came to marry on the first possible day: on (one of) the first, on a guy who got a new kidney and a new husband over four months, on a couple who fought personal demons together. Even the mayor got in on the fun on Sunday.

Bloomberg presided over the wedding of John Feinblatt, a senior advisor, and Jonathan Mintz, the commissioner for Consumer Affairs, at Gracie Mansion, reports The New York Observer. It was announced at the start of July that Bloomberg would work the wedding, a job he volunteered to do for his City Hall co-workers. Surrounded by freinds, family and media, Feinblatt and Mintz got married after being together for 14 years. They also have adorable two daughters, Maeve and Georgia. The couple exchanged rings and went through the traditional motions, and then the mayor said, "by the powers vested in me by the State of New York, I pronounce you… married.” The crowd gathered into a tent after the ceremony for a reception, but the party couldn't go too late. Everyone has to get up for work Monday morning. Mintz and Feinblatt weren't even given the day off.
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sarge43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-11 07:23 AM
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1. Love, laughter and a long life together for all the adorable couples. n/t
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William769 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-25-11 11:04 AM
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2. K&R.
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millych3 Donating Member (26 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-26-11 03:56 AM
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3. Doubly Historical
I'm sure this day will go down in the history of the fight for equality as very important.
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RetiredTrotskyite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-26-11 02:37 PM
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4. And the Haters Say We Don't Want to Marry!!
Congratulations and wishes for long happy marriages for all the wonderful couples!!
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