The Times reports that the upcoming issue of Bride’s magazine features an article on same-sex weddings (“Outward Bound,” Sept./Oct. 2003), a first among the major bridal magazines. Reactions:
Cathy Renna, news media director for the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation, said every such article is an important step. “Maybe a cynical person would say they just want our business,” Ms. Renna said. “But if you want to have a wedding, these are the publications you’ll read. A story like this really energizes the gay and lesbian community.”
Same-sex ceremonies have been covered for some time on Internet wedding sites. “Wow, they finally caught up,” said Carley Roney, editor in chief and a co-founder of one such site, TheKnot.com, which claims more than two million visitors a month. The Knot has covered same-sex weddings since it began operating in 1997.
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The Washington Post is now publishing same-sex marriage announcements, with the caveat that the marriage must be legal — so, you’d have to do the deed in Canada, then announce it in Washington.
YAY! Now same-sex couples can read the same tired ideas and look at the same ugly dishes as us straight folk!
No, seriously though — it IS about time.