Over 1,000 Daily Papers Announce Gay Weddings

More than 1,000 newspapers across the United States now accept announcements for weddings or commitment ceremonies for same-sex couples, an increase from only 69 publications in 2002. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation made the announcement Monday, six years after The New York Times accepted its first same-sex wedding announcement.

According to GLAAD, this year will be the first that every daily newspaper in nine states and the District of Columbia will print announcements for gay and lesbian couples. However, fewer than a third of the 1,049 newspapers actually have printed an announcement because they have yet to receive a request. The organization has a list of participating newspapers at GLAAD.org/Announcing Equality. (The Advocate)

Reader Comments

These comments are reproduced as written by visitors to this Web site. They have not been edited for content, grammar, or spelling. The viewpoints appearing here are those of the writer, and do not necessarily reflect the opinion or views of advocate.com, The Advocate, or its affiliates.

Name: Barb
Date posted: 2008-08-21 4:15 PM
Hometown: Seaside

Comment:

Add the "Monterey County Herald" in CA to your list. We published our wedding announcement this July and were thrilled with the community response. It is wonderful to feel society respond positively to our marriages; marriage really is about society and not our personal committment to each other. Publishing these annoucements celebrates our relationship and also creates opportunities to continue important discussions about civil rights (beyond our circle). The support we gotten has been amazing. Speaking to the gay couples I know who have also married, beautiful things are happening with other people who get involved in their wedding preparations and events. Everyone KNOWs how to respond to weddings and marriages and they are doing so in the most loving ways imagineable. (Like not charging our friends for their buttoneires after finding out they have been together for 32 years, saying, "You've waited long enough!").

If you would like to submit a comment for posting, please fill out the form above.

All comments submitted via this form are subject to posting or publication. (To send a private letter to an Advocate editor or writer, please use the e-mail button at the top of the page, or use snail mail.) If you would like your comment considered for publication in The Advocate magazine, please include your full name, your city of residence, and a phone number where you can be reached during business hours so that we can confirm your identity. Your e-mail address and telephone number are strictly confidential and will not be shared or used for any purpose other than to contact you about your comment.

See the Contact page for sending comments for reasons other than responding to Advocate editorial and news stories.

Please note that comments sent by fax or snail mail are unlikely to be posted, although they will be considered for publication along with all letters received via e-mail or via this Web page. Comments that chiefly concern Advocate.com content will be considered for posting only on the Web site. The Advocate reserves the right to edit submitted comments for grammar, spelling, obscenities, or libel; we will, however, do our best to preserve the original comment's style and intent. Comments considered for publication in The Advocate magazine may also be edited for length.

More Exclusives

Soapside: Advocate's Guide to Daytime
Forbes March talks about playing gay, Otalia fans outraged, update on One Life to Live’s Patricia Maurceri’s firing over gay plot point, Phillip Chancellor III big reveal, and Erica Kane goes to Africa.

The Faces of Federal Prop. 8
With the federal challenge to Prop. 8 moving full speed ahead, Advocate.com sits down with the two couples named as plaintiffs in the suit.

Mommy, the Gays Are Coming
After a year of advancements and celebration for gay and lesbian Colombians, the community takes to the streets of Bogota for the country's biggest pride ever.

The Pride of Antwerp
Advocate.com hits the gay-friendly streets of Antwerp with openly gay police commissioner Serge Muyters.

Excerpt: Mean Little Deaf Queer
In an excerpt from her humorous and harrowing new memoir, Mean Little Deaf Queer, Terry Galloway recalls her early childhood, describing feelings of ugliness, confusion about gender, and being one of the boys.

Top Political Blogs
From Joe.My.God to The Daily Beast, Advocate.com spotlights a few of the best blogs that cover politics, inside and way outside the Beltway.

The Diva of French Television
A hot young screenwriter who has made gay OK for millions of French viewers, Nicolas Mercier sips champagne, dons a feathered hat, and says he wants to see Colin Farrell and Jude Law go at it.