In The News
On Sunday, July 24, marriage equality in New York officially went into effect, allowing hundreds of loving and committed couples to marry. GLAAD has been happy to provide assistance to several of these couples as they have been sharing their stories with the media. GLAAD has also helped to amplify the voices of LGBT-affirming people of faith. Check out the on-going media coverage below:
Tiffany Peckosh & Meredith Soffrin
The Associated Press – July 23, 2011
"Bittersweet weddings approach for NY gay couples"
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_GAY_MARRIAGE?SITE=DCTMS&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT
The BBC – July 24, 2011
"Hundreds of gay couples tie the knot in New York"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14271370
NTV – July 24, 2011
"Нью-Йорк станет Меккой сексуальных меньшинств"
http://www.ntv.ru/novosti/234214/#tn5
Bloomberg Businessweek – July 26, 2011
"Gay Marriage in New York"
http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/20110725/gay-marriage-in-new-york/slides/7
BBC 1 Radio – July 21, 2011
"New York couples set for state's first gay marriages"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/14235461
BBC – July 24, 2011
"Wedding joy for New York same-sex couples"
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-14270960
New York Magazine – July 23, 2011
"Gay Marriage Soon a Reality in New York"
http://nymag.com/fashion/lookbook/look-book-2011-8-8/index12.html
WPVI/ABC News – August 1, 2011
"It's Official"
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/national_world&id=8267709
Alan Miles & Drew Glick
USA Today – July 24, 2011
"800 couples wed on first day gay marriage is legal in N.Y."
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-07-24-new-york-gay-marriage_n.htm
The Associated Press – July 21, 2011
"Mass. gay couples to NY: DOMA denies you benefits"
http://www.kansascity.com/2011/07/21/3027908/mass-gay-couples-to-ny-doma-denies.html#ixzz1SrrSWWZC
The Times of London – July 22, 2011
"Wedding jitters strike New York's gay community"
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/wedding-jitters-strikes-new-yorks-gay-community/story-e6frg6so-1226099829722
NBC New York – July 22, 2011
"Two Days and Counting"
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Two_Days_And_Counting_New_York-126039968.html
The Daily Beast – July 23, 2011
"We’re Getting Married Tomorrow!"
http://www.thedailybeast.com/galleries/2011/07/23/new-york-same-sex-marriage-five-couples-on-their-gay-weddings.html
Fox ‘Good Day New York’ – July 25, 2011
"Gay Couple Marry and Talk to Good Day"
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/good_day_ny/gay-couple-marry-and-talk-to-good-day-20110725
Bloomberg Businessweek – July 26, 2011
"Gay Marriage in New York"
http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/20110725/gay-marriage-in-new-york/slides/5
Lino Caminha & Luke Strandquist
The New York Times – July 24, 2011
"Same-Sex Couples Marry in New York"
http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2011/07/24/nyregion/20110725-MARRIAGE-12.html
Kristen Henderson & Sarah Kate Ellis
The New York Times – July 22, 2011
"For the Sake of the Children"
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/24/fashion/weddings/gay-marriage-for-the-sake-of-the-children.html
Chris Fraley & Victor Self
Westchester Journal News – July 23, 2011
"For Rye couple, gay-marriage law brings another 'I do'"
http://www.lohud.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/201107230230/NEWS02/107230342'
The Gay City News – July 22, 2011
"A Commitment Renewed"
http://www.gaycitynews.com/articles/2011/07/22/gay_city_news/features/doc4e28d544ab6cf323258478.txt
The Rye Patch – July 24, 2011
"Making History, Rye Couple Weds on First Day for NY Same-Sex Marriages"
http://rye.patch.com/articles/making-history-rye-couple-weds-on-first-day-of-same-sex-marriages-in-new-york#c
The Daily Rye – July 25, 2011
"Gay Couple First to be Married in Rye"
http://www.thedailyrye.com/neighbors/gay-couple-first-be-married-rye
The Harrison Patch – July 24, 2011
"Making History, Rye Couple Weds on First Day for NY Same-Sex Marriages"
http://harrison.patch.com/articles/making-history-rye-couple-weds-on-first-day-of-same-sex-marriages-in-new-york
Freddy Zambrano & Marcos Chaljub
CNN – July 24, 2011
"First New York couples wed under new same-sex marriage law"
http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/07/24/new.york.same.sex.marriage/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
The New York Times – July 24, 2011
"Portraits From the New York City Marriage Bureau"
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/07/24/nyregion/20110724-gaymarriage-portraits.html?ref=weddings
Fox News Latino – July 25, 2011
"Gay Latinos Make Marriage History in New York"
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/news/2011/07/25/gay-latinos-make-marriage-history-in-new-york-city/
Lillian Rivera & Elsa
La Voz de Houston – June 26, 2011
"Hispanos de NY esperan decisión sobre matrimonio gay"
http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sp/nws/7622256.html
Latina.com – June 28, 2011
"How the NY Gay Marriage Bill is Changing Lives"
http://www.latina.com/lifestyle/news/how-ny-gay-marriage-bill-changing-latina-lives
Rev. Jacqueline Lewis
The New York Times – July 24, 2011
"After Long Wait, Same-Sex Couples Marry in New York"
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/25/nyregion/after-long-wait-same-sex-couples-marry-in-new-york.html?pagewanted=1
Stephen Williams & Joey Pressley
The Grio – July 24, 2011
"Gay couple to finally wed after 20 years of waiting"
http://www.thegrio.com/news/marriage-equality-a-20-year-relationship-is-finally-legalize.php
The Associated Press – July 23, 2011
"Bittersweet weddings approach for NY gay couples"
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/july-19-2011-photo-stephen-williams-partner-joey-photo-184703550.html
WPVI/ABC News – July 23, 2011
"Gay Marriage Soon a Reality in New York"
http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/national_world&id=8267709
The Sydney Morning Herald – July 25, 2011
"A Gay Time for NY Marriage"
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/lifematters/a-gay-time-for-ny-marriage-20110724-1hvi1.html
The Fort Greene-Clinton Hill – July 29, 2011
"Fort Greene Couple to Get the Mayoral Treatment at Gay Marriage Ceremony"
http://fortgreene.patch.com/articles/fort-greene-couple-to-get-the-mayoral-treatment-at-gay-marriage-ceremony
Kele Nkhereanye & Renee Boyd
Siegessäule – July 25, 2011
"Gestern war Same-Sex-Marriage-Day im Bundesstaat New York. Dort können Homos jetzt heiraten"
http://www.siegessaeule.de/queere-welt/new-york-yes-i-do.html