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Pat Robertson Advises Woman to Skip “Evil” Lesbian Sister’s Wedding

Friday, March 9th, 2012

Pat Robertson and the Lesbian WeddingOn today’s 700 Club, Pat Robertson told a woman to reject her lesbian sister’s invitation to be a bridesmaid in her wedding, Right Wing Watch’s Brian Tashman reports.

Said Robertson:

“….if you go what you’re doing is saying ‘I bless this union and I agree that what you’re doing is right.’ You know the Bible is so clear about homosexuality and when you read in what Paul said, he said, ‘Wherefore God gave them up,’ and having given them up they did evil things with their own bodies, men for men and women with women, defaming their bodies. Read Romans, read the Book of Romans, this isn’t something I came up with, read it in Romans.”

Full Story from Towleroad.com

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Gay and Lesbian South Florida Couples Marrying Out of State

Sunday, December 18th, 2011

Florida Gay CouplesThey have been friends for 53 years, partners for 36. And now they are finally married. In July, Ruth Berman, 77, and Connie Kurtz, 75, traveled from their home in West Palm Beach to New York City to exchange vows in a synagogue with about 100 close friends, supporters and family members.

“We waited for this opportunity for a very long time,” said Kurtz, a grandmother, who met Berman while living in New York City. “We can’t keep waiting for Florida to come of age.” Because of the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, Florida couples are tying the knot in states where it’s legal.

While some within the gay community say it’s a waste of time because the state doesn’t recognize their unions, others say it’s an act of love as well as a political statement. They’re hoping their numbers and stories push more states, including Florida, to eliminate their bans on same sex marriages.

Full Story from the Sun Sentinel

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Jan Davis Entertainment and Events, Alexendria, Virginia

Monday, November 28th, 2011

Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Jan Davis Entertainment and Events, Alexendria, Virginia

Periodically we’ll feature one of our vendors here to let our readers know about some great people who can help you plan the perfect wedding.

Gay Friendly Virginia Wedding Vendors

Jan Davis Entertainment, Alexandria, VirginiaWelcome to the world of Perfect Weddings!

Jan Davis Entertainment and Events have preformed at thousands of weddings – we can help you make your day extra special. You will receive our professional attention, which we have given to thousands of couples over the last 35 years. We have been recognized for outstanding service by Washingtonian Magazine, the Knot, Wedding Wire, Northern Virginia Magazine and many others.

What sets us apart? Care and attention to detail – we won’t tell you what you want. We will listen to you, and bring our expertise and experience to bear to create the perfect entertainment plan for your wedding

For the Perfect Music, we can draw on an almost infinite variety of elegant musical tastes and styles: bands, to DJ’s, and Classical ensembles. We’ve spent 35 years creating a network of experienced professionals who will know just what to do to make your day the best it can be.

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Maui Sunseeker Wedding Venue, Kihei

Friday, November 11th, 2011

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Gay Friendly Maui Wedding Vendors

Maui Sunseeker Gay WeddingsThe Hawaiian Island of Maui is 48 miles long and 26 miles across, a total of 729 square miles of tropical beauty. Imagine your wedding on a long sandy beach in your choice of white, black or red sand. Maui’s got it.

How about lush tropical rainforests as a backdrop to your “I do”? Or a video of the ceremony in the middle of a rolling green pasture? The dryland forests with many different species of plants including the bamboo forest and spectacular rocky cliffs can also be a wonderful place for your special moment.

Add to this the exceptional service of a top caliber LGBT resort, and you’ve got the perfect location for a wedding or a romantic renewal of vows.

Let us take away the stress of your gay wedding arrangements; getting married on Maui is as easy as saying “I do”. On the morning of the ceremony, you will meet our wedding coordinator at the Maui County offices to file your paperwork and pay a nominal fee along with a park (beach) permit fee.

That’s it! Just enjoy the rest of your ceremony and reception.

The Maui Sunseeker LGBT Resort is the ideal destination for same sex ceremonies. You’ll feel so comfortable and welcome that you’ll forget about the judgmental stares that would occur at a gay friendly resort.

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: Karen Pike Photography, Burlington, Vermont

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

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Gay Friendly Northern Vermont Wedding Vendors

Karen Pike Photography, Burlington, VermontPreserving Life, Love and Spirit…

Based in Hinesburg, Vermont, Karen brings her blend of stylized photojournalistic artistry to every event she covers. Throughout the day, she works like a fly on the wall to make photographs brimming with emotion, spontaneity and the unique personalities of her subjects.

When your wedding day is over, your two most precious gifts will be the memories you hold in your heart and the photographs you hold in your hands..

I understand that choosing your photographer is one of the most important decisions you will make. You want someone who not only makes beautiful and memorable images, but also who understands your personality and your vision for your wedding day.

It’s important to ask me lots of questions. I encourage you to meet me in person so we can get to know each other and develop a relationship before the wedding. By the time your special day arrives, I want you to feel totally comfortable and safe in my hands.

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Brazil: Appeals Court Says Lesbian Couple Can Marry

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

Brazil Marriage EqualityBrazil’s top appeals court has ruled that two women can legally be married. It’s the highest court in Brazil to uphold a gay marriage.

In June, a state court judge ruled that two men could legally change their civil union into a full marriage.

It was in May that Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled that gay civil unions could be recognized. But the top court stopped short of recognizing full marriages.

Full Story from the Huffington Post

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Featured Gay Friendly Wedding Vendor: An English Rose, Montreal

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

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Gay Friendly Montreal Wedding Vendors

An English Rose Wedding Planners - MontrealCanada is one of only a handful of countries to legally recognize and celebrate same-sex marriages, and the only country in the world where same-sex couples can legally marry without haveing to be residents.

The enactment of Federal Bill C-38 on July 20, 2005 made same sex-marriage legal in every province and territory in Canada.

We, at An English Rose stand true to Bill C-38 and want evryone to have the dream day they deserve in celebrating their love for one another and having it recognised legally.

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Seven Things to Consider When Planning a Gay Wedding

Monday, October 24th, 2011

Gay Wedding PlanningThe pressure is on. Gay couples — particularly longtime partners — may be facing new strains (as well as joys) as a result of their newly won freedom to marry. Suddenly parents, who perhaps had given up the hope of ever seeing their children walk down the aisle, are now pushing them to tie the knot. Other family and friends may suddenly be taking a similar position, as well. Now, with the chance to embrace marriage, is the opportunity always welcome?

For many of these couples, there may be no natural inclination toward marriage. Maybe the couple prefers just dating — one or the other might prefer a more open-ended, in some ways less committed relationship and not be so keen to enter into the “prison of bourgeois marriage.” In other words, just because you can get married, should you, simply because you’re suddenly feeling the pressure to do so?

This new choice may bring new tensions, with risks of stirring still waters, bringing to the surface buried differences in the ways the partnership navigates. Of course, it has always been true that society puts pressures on issues related to marriage, but with many gay and lesbian couples, there is the additional pressure of a deeply felt obligation to mobilize and to promote acceptance of the idea of gay marriage by actually doing it.

Full Story from the Huffington Post

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PA: Scranton Temple Marries Lesbian Couple

Sunday, August 28th, 2011

The Simmonses have a relationship many people would envy. The couple has known each other since kindergarten in Dingmans Ferry, Pike County. They became best friends as students at Delaware Valley High School.

They realized they felt something more than friendship and dated for more than 5 1/2 years. The couple planned for a baby and welcomed daughter, Taliah, into their South Carolina home in June. They were married Aug. 14, surrounded by family and friends in the tradition of reform Judaism.

But there was something that made their union slightly different, a first for the Jewish congregation in Scranton – Jen and Naomi Simmons are a same-sex couple.

Full Story from The Times Tribune

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Taiwan: 80 Couples Married in Mass Gay Wedding

Sunday, August 21st, 2011

At least 80 lesbian couples have tied the knot in Taiwan’s biggest same-sex “wedding party”.

Same-sex unions are not legal in Taiwan, but the celebrations were without police interference or protests.

Organisers say the event gives them hope that the island will soon legalise gay marriage.

Full Story from ANN

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