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First legal gay marriage takes place in USA (pg. 2)
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| icyhandofcrap |
go gays!
good to see civil liberties being spread :cool: |
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| ShadoWolf |
| quote: | Originally posted by Perfect_Cheezit
I thought it was okay in Vermont as well? :conf: |
civil unions, but not gay marriage |
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| occrider |
| The courts have just ed themeselves. What are they going to do with the first gay divorce? Give money to the man ... or the man??? They're going to have to think before they screw someone now. |
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| DaveSZ |
From another blog:
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There had to be at least a couple thousand people at Cambridge City Hall at midnight this morning (5/17) when they opened the doors to issue the first gay marriage licenses in the history of our nation. There was press from Japan, Italy, and a lot of other places. The whole front lawn of Cambridge City Hall was covered with lights and cameras.
Cars would drive by and blow their horns in support, and the crowd would erupt into cheers. A guy from San Franciso, a genuine hippie (!) passed out carnations. Others passed out roses and lilacs. The couples ranged in age from quite young to very old. One old couple had been together 44 years.
There was no police presence except on the other side of the street where Phelps God Hates Fags gathered. That group is really really strange. There were about 25 of them, and among there signs were:
"Thank God for 9/11" and
"God Blew up the Space Shuttle"
When we finally got inside City Hall at around 10:30, they handed us a number. We were number 58. The city had decorated the place with various wedding decorations and a huge wedding cake (donated by Hyatt Hotels), coffee, and apple cider. We were lucky to get into the city chamber where the speeches were delivered. A lot of good speeches were made drawing comparisons to gay marriage and other civil rights movements.
When our number was called, we went downstairs and the crowd cheered us. Everyone seemed so happy. The city had an assembly line system to process the marriage applications quickly. At each step of the, a city employee with a big smile would say "Congratulations!"
The best part, though, I think, was when we left City Hall at 1 a.m. A 1,000 (and I'm not exaggerating) activists applauded and cheered us as we went down the stairs. Someone gave us roses and people took photos. Those activists were greeting each couple the same way. It was both embarrassing and exhiliarating to be treated that way.
Just an incredible experience. God, I hope the rest of world becomes like Cambridge!
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| Massive84 |
so your only married if you live in boston(state?) and outside of it your not?
if that is so , it's kinda weird heh. |
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| whiskers |
| quote: | Originally posted by Massive84
so your only married if you live in boston(state?) and outside of it your not?
if that is so , it's kinda weird heh. |
not really.
although they're not supposed to marry anyone who doesn't currently reside in or isn't about to move to massachusetts, they don't really check. all they want from you on the form is to state that you live or are planning on living in MA |
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| arctic |
| quote: | Originally posted by Orbax
hurray for the decay of civilization |
Sarcasm? :nervous: |
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| DaveSZ |
| quote: | Originally posted by arctic
Sarcasm? :nervous: |
Hah, our crazy Fundamentalist country beat yours in granting same-sex marriages.
:stongue::D
http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1894713
In keeping with the tradition of civil rights struggles, today also marks the 50th anniversary of a historic US Supreme Court decision that mandated school desegregation between blacks and whites - Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka Kansas. |
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| Floorfiller |
| quote: | Originally posted by ShadoWolf
civil unions, but not gay marriage |
(looks at sig) hehehehe i see you couldn't resist your own work :p...but really how could you? :D |
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| Genesis Evolved |
| Of course they should have the opportunity to be as miserable as the rest of us :haha: |
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| Electronicmaji |
marriage for gays is already legal in all states...
Marriage by definition is between a man and a woman this definition of adultery was also used in a divorce case to show that homosexual encounters to not count as adultery....so the courts uphold this definition... |
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| albertoR |
| quote: | Originally posted by nchs09
this is true. :( but they are so much fun to watch :p |
i rather do them than watch them |
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