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To Be Takei: George Takei, Brad Altman open up about their 27-year love story
Twenty-seven years ago, Star Trek actor George Takei was in a gay running club in Los Angeles and noticed the best runner in the club, a man named Brad Altman. “I went up to him and asked him to train me for my first marathon,” he says. “And before long, we became partners.”
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Together 48 years, N.C. couple fights same-sex marriage ban
HIGH POINT, N.C. — On the summer night Ellen Gerber and Pearl Berlin committed to spending their lives together, the No. 1 song was “When A Man Loves A Woman.” Lyndon B. Johnson was president. NASA had just landed the first unmanned probe on the moon. “We’re still in love, after 48 years,” Gerber, better known as Lennie, said recently. “We still can’t begin the day without a good cuddle.”
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Brian and Toby: A same-sex couple’s wedding story
From their first date, it took Brian Rubin and Toby Sowers only days to fall in love and barely seven months to get engaged. Then the pace of their love story slowed. They spent 20 more months planning their wedding, a three-day flurry of celebrations and ceremonies in New York City.
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After 50 years together, Illinois marriage plaintiffs exchange vows
CHICAGO — Jim Darby and Patrick Bova, lead plaintiffs in Lambda Legal’s lawsuit seeking marriage equality for same-sex couples in Illinois, were married Monday after more than 50 years together. Among those attending the wedding at Chicago’s Museum of Contemporary Art was Gov. Pat Quinn.
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Designers Nate Berkus, Jeremiah Brent marry at iconic NYC public library
NEW YORK — Designer and American Dream Builders host and author Nate Berkus, 42, married designer and TV personality Jeremiah Brent, 29, Saturday at the New York Public Library, reports People magazine.
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Tenn. wedding venue changes policy, will now host same-sex ceremonies
NOLENSVILLE, Tenn. — A Tennessee wedding venue that told two Iraq war veterans they could not host their commitment ceremony because same-sex marriage is illegal, has changed their policy and will now open their facilities to same-sex couples.
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Jodie Foster weds actress, photographer Alexandra Hedison
Jodie Foster is a married woman. The 51-year-old Oscar winner wed girlfriend Alexandra Hedison over the weekend, Foster’s publicist confirmed Wednesday. Jennifer Allen offered no other details.
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Gay widower renews petition for green card on 39th wedding anniversary
LOS ANGELES — A 72-year-old Australian man widowed by his American husband of more than three decades is renewing his pitch for a green card since the Obama administration eased policies on gay marriage.
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Study: Marriage leads to improved health for same-sex couples and their children
A recent report from The New England Journal of Medicine finds that marriage equality has positive effects on public health by improving access to healthcare for same-sex couples and their children, and reducing the risks of anxiety, depression and other mental health problems when a couple’s relationship is not legally recognized.
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ACLU announces winners in national same-sex marriage wedding contest
NEW YORK — The American Civil Liberties Union’s primary work is litigation, but this month it’s moonlighting as a wedding planner as part of its role in the campaign to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide.