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A momentous day: Gay couples get hitched in Minnesota, Rhode Island
In public celebrations and intimate ceremonies, gay couples exchanged vows Thursday in Minnesota and Rhode Island as the number of places where same-sex couples can wed grew to more than a quarter of U.S. states.
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As Minn. readies for gay marriage, watch the first gay wedding – from 42 years ago
At midnight on Thursday, August 1, when Minnesota becomes the 12th U.S. state where same-sex marriage is legal, at least one Minneapolis couple will not be saying their vows. They already did — 42 years ago.
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Mall of America’s Chapel of Love to perform same-sex weddings
BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — The Chapel of Love at the Mall of America will perform its first same-sex wedding the minute gay marriage becomes legal in Minnesota.
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Retired Methodist ministers say they’ll break Church rules and perform gay weddings
RENO, Nev. — Five retired United Methodist ministers are taking a stand against their church’s rules regarding same-sex unions.
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Report: Same-sex marriage in Hawaii worth $217 million in tourism
HONOLULU — A new economic analysis from the University of Hawaii says legalizing gay marriage in the state would boost tourism by $217 million over the next three years.
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Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Justin Mikita marry in New York
NEW YORK — “Modern Family” star Jesse Tyler Ferguson married his partner, attorney Justin Mikita in New York City on Saturday.
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Air New Zealand to host country’s first gay wedding — at 30,000 ft.
AUCKLAND, New Zealand – Air New Zealand says it will be hosting the country’s first gay wedding ceremony — mid air — on board a plane when same-sex marriage becomes legal next month.
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‘A perfect day’ – Terminally ill patient marries partner on airport tarmac
John Arthur is bedridden with ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), a progressive neurological disease that robs patients of their ability to walk, talk and eventually breathe. On June 26, as he watched news that the U.S. Supreme Court had struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage that prohibited federal recognition of same-sex marriages, John knew what would be that one “perfect day” before he took his last breath.
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Gay and lesbian couples flock to Calif. courts, city halls to get married
Jubilant gay and lesbian couples flocked to city halls and county courthouses across California on Monday to wed with pets, siblings and kids in tow as same-sex marriages resumed across the state following a five-year legal hiatus.
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BREAKING: Plaintiffs in Calif. marriage case marry in San Francisco, L.A.
SAN FRANCISCO — The lead plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case that overturned California’s same-sex marriage ban tied the knot at San Francisco City Hall on Friday, about an hour after a federal appeals court freed same-sex couples to obtain marriage licenses for the first time in 4 1/2 years.