PHOTOS: Couples Already Marrying in Virginia
The day has finally come for gay and lesbian Virginians who wanted to legally wed.
Lucas Grindley
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Gay Marriages Begin In Virginia Hours After Supreme Court Clears Way
Gay Marriages Begin In Virginia Hours After Supreme Court Clears Way
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way by turning away several appeals, gay couples have started marrying in Virginia.
Thirty-year-old Lindsey Oliver and 42-year-old Nicole Pries received the first same-sex marriage license issued from the Richmond Circuit Court Clerk’s office shortly after 1 p.m. Monday.
Upon leaving the courthouse, they were married by gay-rights advocate The Rev. Robin Gorsline.
The couple said Monday also was the anniversary of a commitment ceremony they held on a North Carolina beach three years ago.
Earlier Monday, the Supreme Court unexpectedly and tersely turned away appeals from five states, including Virginia, seeking to prohibit gay and lesbian unions.
Oliver said shortly after her wedding that she believes gay marriage will soon be legal throughout the country.
How Will The Mormons Respond To Today’s Big Gay Marriage News?
How Will The Mormons Respond To Today’s Big Gay Marriage News?
Michele Bachmann is done fighting over marriage equality. Last week, the lame duck congresswoman called the issue “boring” and suggested that God personally phoned her to say it was time to give it up. Now it appears members of the Mormon church may be throwing in the towel as well.
While speaking at the 184th semi-annual General Conference of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Saturday, Dallin H. Oaks shocked the crowd with some rather disappointing news: Mormons may be losing the legal battle against same-sex marriage. Horrified gasps and cries of agony could be heard all across the auditorium.
“Like the savior, his followers are sometimes confronted by sinful behavior,” Oaks, who is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, preached. “And today, when they hold out for right and wrong as they understand it, they are sometimes called bigots and fanatics.”
He continued: “Prominent among these today is the strong tide that is legalizing same-sex marriage in many states, provinces in the United States and Canada and in many countries around the world.”
Well, after today’s landmark SCOTUS announcement, it appears Oaks was right. This morning the court rejected appeals from five states hoping to prohibit same-sex marriage — Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia, Indiana, and Wisconsin — which means gay marriage is now legal in 30 of the U.S. states.
Oaks, it seems, predicted this might happen, and so he told his fellow Mormons on Saturday: “When our positions do not prevail, we should accept unfavorable results graciously, and practice civility with our adversaries.”
Will he and his fellow Mormons practice what he preached? That remains to be seen.
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Graham Gremore
WATCH: Gay Couples Tie the Knot in Virginia, Oklahoma, Indiana, Utah, and Wisconsin
WATCH: Gay Couples Tie the Knot in Virginia, Oklahoma, Indiana, Utah, and Wisconsin
Huge day for equality as gay couples in Utah, Virginia, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Wisconsin have finally secured the freedom to marry after the Supreme Court refused to review seven gay marriage cases before it this morning.
The court’s decision has also paved the way for marriage equality to begin in Colorado, Kansas, and Wyoming in the near future.
Tons of footage and pictures are streaming in from couples who are taking part in this historic day. Check out our rolling coverage AFTER THE JUMP…(warning: autoplay)
(photo via Instagram)
First couple to marry in Richmond, Virginia:
First gay couple to get paperwork pic.twitter.com/vh7Gbwgqw8
— Graham Moomaw (@gmoomaw) October 6, 2014
Officially tying the knot in the sunshine pic.twitter.com/ZgxFNLhBYM
— Graham Moomaw (@gmoomaw) October 6, 2014
Timothy Bostic and Tony London – two plaintiffs from the Virginia case:
The first same sex marriage license issued in Norfolk to Bostic and London #vagaymarriage pic.twitter.com/23EPelen9n
— Patrick Wilson (@patrickmwilson) October 6, 2014
VIRGINIA:
Mary Bishop and Saron Baldwin, who filed their case over a decade ago
Mary Bishop and Sharon Baldwin are filling out their license now and plan to marry at the courthouse today. pic.twitter.com/QZOwKNGLQn
— Max Resnik (@meresnik) October 6, 2014
First marriage in Tulsa, Oklahoma:
News report in Wisconsin:
Utah
Kyler Geoffroy
MetroHealth Celebrates LGBT History Month 2014
MetroHealth Celebrates LGBT History Month 2014
MetroHealth Celebrates LGBT History Month 2014 Art Direction, Editing & Graphics by: Brian J. Javor Thanks to: The MetroHealth System, The Office of Inclusion & Diversity, Gay Games 9,…
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WATCH: Gay Couple Getting Engaged on 'Ellen' Will Warm Your Heart
WATCH: Gay Couple Getting Engaged on 'Ellen' Will Warm Your Heart
Take two minutes and watch this adorable proposal orchestrated by Ellen DeGeneres. If it weren’t for the Supreme Court’s news, this would will make your Monday.
Jami Smith
www.advocate.com/comedy/2014/10/06/watch-gay-couple-getting-engaged-ellen-will-warm-your-heart
32 Hilarious Haunted House Reactions Caught On Camera
32 Hilarious Haunted House Reactions Caught On Camera
Who needs to be scared when we can look at these and laugh instead?
For the last few years, we’ve looked to Nightmares Fear Factory in October for some of the funniest haunted house reactions caught on camera. The Niagara Falls tourist attraction’s stealthy camera captures every terrified face (and plenty of other hilarious reflexes) that walks through its spOoOky halls.
Check out a batch of this year’s best photos so far below.
Live Updates: Marriage Equality Monday
Live Updates: Marriage Equality Monday
Stay tuned to www.hrc.org/blog for live updates in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to decline to hear any of the marriage equality cases pending before them.
HRC.org
www.hrc.org/blog/entry/live-updates-marriage-equality-monday?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss-feed
Ryan Murphy Welcomes Second Son To Family, Says He’s Overwhelmed To Have Everything
Ryan Murphy Welcomes Second Son To Family, Says He’s Overwhelmed To Have Everything
He came home today — I’m so excited! It’s so emotional. I’m always so stunned how emotional it is. As a gay guy, growing up I never thought I’d have a family. So the fact that I have two children … that I’m married … it’s very overwhelming for me.”
— Ryan Murphy speaking to People magazine at the premiere of American Horror Story: Freak Show about his son Ford, who was born Oct. 3, son Logan Phineas and husband, photographer David Miller
Jeremy Kinser
