Gay couples begin seeking marriage licenses in NYC
By CHRIS HAWLEY - Associated Press | AP – 46 mins ago
Jeannette Coleman, right, holds back tears as she and Kawane Harris, both of New …
Richard Skipper, left, and Daniel Sherman, of Sparkill, N.Y., wait to get married …
NEW YORK (AP) — Gay couples have begun seeking marriage licenses in New York City on the first full day same-sex weddings are legal in the Empire State.
New York City officials expect to host hundreds of same-sex weddings Sunday. Clerks in New York City and about a dozen other cities statewide are opening their doors Sunday to cater to same-sex couples.
In Manhattan,
a line of about 100 couples waiting to be wed at city offices stretched
down the block on a sweltering morning. The first few couples entered
the clerk's office early Sunday, some carrying bouquets. Once they get a
license, a judge can waive a mandatory 24-hour waiting period and marry them.
A small number of same-sex couples got married at the stroke of midnight around the state.
2 comments:
Nice! A sigh of relief!
Can you imagine all the business queer florists in NY did this weekend? :)
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