WASHINGTON — Mary Cheney, daughter of former U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney, married longtime partner Heather Poe in Washington, D.C. on Friday, the family confirmed.
The two had been in a committed relationship for many years and were delighted that they could take advantage of the “opportunity to have the relationship recognized,” according to a statement released by Dick Cheney and his wife Lynne.
Heather Poe (left) and Mary Cheney
“Very happy to announce that as of this morning, Heather and I are legally married (at least in DC), 20 years to the day after our first date,” Mary Cheney posted on her Facebook page.
Cheney, 43, is a former AOL executive who later moved into political consulting; Poe, 51, is a former park ranger.
The couple met in 1988 and have two children together, a boy born in 2007, and a girl born in 2009.
Same-sex marriage is legal in the District of Columbia and six states — Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont.
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good for her!!!
homotime!!!
I think that Heather Poe is totally a silver fox!! :P Congrats, Ladies!! <3
:] finally <3
Well done ladies
who cares?
cheney is a two faced bitch, couldn’t care less about her. like father like daughter.
I guess she’s really banned from the Republican’t Party now!
We won’t be there until it’s legal in all states, let’s keep the momentum going, and yes a big congrat’s ladies.
Congrats to Mary and her partner on their wedding nuptials
I don’t know that I’m happy 4 them. Sure, activly campaign against it for years… until you want one. Mary Cheney is a hypocryte and no friend to the LGBT community.
Happy for her, now if we could only fix the ignorance of her father and others who find it their business to be in others personal lives.
So
well isn’t that conveniet where was the B when her Paw was freaking screwing the rest of us over? Not all LGBT have her money and can afford the things like paying for healthcare, etc. So now she reaps reward with NO WORK involved… Ya. so Whatever Mary and your azzhole pappy Dick! grrr. One word. Karma.
Live long and happy ladies.
Where was that witch in 2004 when so many states had anti-gay initiatives to get the bigot vote out? She sold out the rights of gays and lesbians for her personal gain; even donating $$ to anti-gay candidates in recent years. Now she decides that she wants the benefits of marriage for herself and her partner, after true patriots fought for her to have that privilege. She’s a true hypocrite and user.
Considering Mary Cheney’s nuptials is distasteful, to say the least. A less charitable me wants to wish her and her mate all the happiness they have brought to the other members of the LGBT community from the lofty heights of their privileged position.
how is this important?…she has been/is a sell out….dont give this sorry piece of trash any coverage please. she and her murderer of a father can go to hell as far as i am concerned.
Congratulations Mary.
whoot all joy to you both.
congrats, but why isn’t the Christian right protesting?
they look like some stone-cold lesbians, I tell ya.