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MD: Democrat Who Turned Against Marriage Equality Bill Allegedly Stole Campaign Funds For Wedding

Sunday, September 25th, 2011

Maryland Gay MarriageMaryland Delegate Tiffany T. Alston is in deep trouble. The Democrat from Prince George’s district has been charged with felony theft, misdemeanor theft, fraudulent misappropriation by a fiduciary and she also violated two election laws.

She apparently stole all of this money to pay for the expenses of her wedding. Here is the kicker, Alston is dead set against same-sex marriage.

Apparently, marriage is so sacred and homosexuality so bad, that Alston would vote against it no matter what, but has no problem breaking one of the Ten Commandments because she was getting married. It is alleged that she wrote herself checks and cashing them for at least $3,560 in expenses for her wedding. She also diverted some funds to help pay the salary of an employee in her law firm.

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NY: Cheyenne Jackson Marries Partner of 11 Years

Sunday, September 4th, 2011

“30 Rock” and Broadway star Cheyenne Jackson announced on his Twitter that he is now a married man. Jackson took advantage of the new New York marriage equality law and married his partner of 11 years, Monte Lapka, on Saturday, September 3.

“It’s official, after 11 years together, Zora’s no longer a bastard,” Jackson tweeted after the wedding, referring to the couple’s Rotweiler. He also linked a photo of them together and added in his tweet, “Just married the best man I’ve ever known.”

The ceremony reportedly took place at the beach at the Hamptons. Jackson’s rep also confirmed the happy news to JustJared.com.

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Tahiti: Mayor Fined for Refusing to Marry Couple Including Transgender Partner

Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

A mayor in Tahiti is being fined for refusing to marry a couple after learning that one of the partners is transgender, reports say.

The Tahiti Presse reports that Thomas Moutame, the mayor of Taputapuatea, was fined $5,000 Thursday by the Court of Appeal of Papeete for turning away Simon and Pero Mareva — a transgender woman — who were set to be married several years ago. Moutame claimed religious objections to their marrying.

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CT: Out Country Star Chely Wright to Marry Partner Saturday

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Connecticut - Chely Wright WeddingCountry music singer Chely Wright and Lauren Blitzer to marry on Saturday in Connecticut.

“And so begins the fun,” Wright tweeted to her more than 20,000 followers on Monday. “Friends and family are driving/flying in from all over for our special day! @lulublitzer and I feel lucky!”

“We’re having a little party in four days,” she messaged the following day. The women announced in April that they’ll marry on Saturday, August 20 in Connecticut, one of six states where gay marriage is legal. (The women live in New York, but at the time of their announcement the state had yet to legalize such unions.)

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NY: Actress Heather Matarazzo to Marry Partner in “Dream Wedding”

Thursday, July 28th, 2011

Caroline Murphy remembers what it was like to first meet Heather Matarazzo, and what she told her mother that day. She called up her mother and said “Mom, I just met my wife.” Murphy and actress heather Matarazzo are planning on getting married now that New York has legalized same-sex marriage in that state.

Matarazzo has played characters like Dawn Weiner in “Welcome to the Dollhouse” and Sadie Atkins in the upcoming “Manson Girls.” Still, she and Murphy are not only planning to get married, but to start a family.

Matarazzo has said that she sees herself and Murphy as complete beings who came together to help one another grow. She stated “I don’t believe that I’ve found my other half. That would mean I was thinking of myself as incomplete.” She also said “My eyes and spirit have opened up since I found someone that I get to share my life with.”

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NY: Lesbian Couple Hopes to Be First to Marry

Monday, July 18th, 2011

Editor’s note: The Daily News will follow Mimi Brown and Carol Anastasio all week as the two plan their historic wedding Sunday, July 24 – the first day gay couples can marry in New York.

The mother of the bride is 92 – and proud. “I am so happy,” said Mary Brown, who is thrilled she’ll finally get to watch her daughter Mimi Brown marry longtime love Carol Anastasio. “It’s so unexpected.”

Brown, 57, and Anastasio, 49, were the first gay couple to show up at the city’s Marriage Bureau to apply for a license – only to learn they had to wait 30 more days.

Their eagerness earned them a free, top-shelf wedding at the Old Homestead Steakhouse on Sunday, the first day gay couples can legally marry in New York.

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Charlize Theron Still Waiting for Marriage Equality Before Getting Married

Thursday, June 30th, 2011

Charlize Theron said she was not planning on getting married until every American in every state have the right to marry.

“It’s a divine right, and “When government starts to tell us who can love and what is good love, whether it’s government or government built on a certain religion. I do have a problem with that. I do,” Theron said on Piers Morgan Tonight.

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DC: White House Pastry Chef Marries Partner

Monday, May 2nd, 2011

White House executive pastry chef Bill Yosses, who was first hired for the job by Laura Bush in 2007 and whose confectionary duties have been somewhat curtailed in the current administration, married his partner in Washington, D.C., last week.

Yosses, 57, married Charlie Fabella Jr. at the Moultrie Courthouse Tuesday, with the announcement gracing the New York Times Sunday Weddings/Celebrations section.

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Ghana: Town Banishes Gay Couple for Marrying

Friday, April 29th, 2011

Ghana Gay WeddingA town in Ghana has banished two men for marrying last Sunday.

Ghana Nation reports on the fate of the couple, including Akwasi Boakye, 27, who was banished from Tafo in Kumasi. He “played the role of a woman and was wedded by his male partner, whose name was rumored as Kwame Amankwa” on Easter over the objections of the town chief, Nana Agyin Frimpong.

Sources said the wedding was held at the conference hall of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union, Kumasi branch.

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Ricky Martin May Marry Carlos Gonzalez in Spain

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Ricky Martin to Marry PartnerSinger Ricky Martin wants to marry his boyfriend Carlos Gonzalez and the couple is considering marrying in Spain.

During an appearance Monday on Spain’s El Progama de Ana Rosa, journalist Miguel Angel Nicolas said the couple was considering marrying in Spain. He added that the Spanish model Esther Canadas, a friend of the Living’ la Vida Loca singer, has offered to help Martin become a Spanish citizen. Spain legalized gay marriage in 2005.

Martin cannot marry in Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States, because it is not legal. While five states and the District of Columbia have legalized gay marriage, federal law does not recognize such unions.

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