So... who is getting married?

[DevilDuckie]

Any of my fellow Californians tying the knot soon? :cheer2:

[Rence]

:sad1: When I heard the news, I IMed my hunny at work and asked if he wanted to move to California. He never answered. :sad1:

[audrabolster]

We were "married" in 2006, but will be making it official as soon as the 30 days are up...

[wallyb]

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f241/wallyb3/thjoget2.gif
Hey, happy dance to all you
koo-koo-kookie Californians -
from looney liberal Massachusetts!

[Timon-n-Pumbaa Fan]

I am jealous! Corey doesn't seem to want to move out of the southeast, so I am afraid we may never see our commitment to each other legally recognized.

[UKMark]

We're lucky over here as same sex marriage has been legal for a while :thumbsup2 My bf :lovestruc and I are planning an April 2009 wedding followed by a 3 week honeymoon in WDW (We do 3 weeks in April/May every year and it's a great excuse to use it as a honeymoon ;)) We'd love to get married in WDW though. What are the chances of Florida passing this law too? :confused3 Also, we'd love to emigrate to the USA but I'm not sure our marriage would be recognized over there so we'd need to do it separately :confused3

[tiggerUK]

i'm in UK too, we are having a civil partnership ceremony in august 2009 followed by WDW/DCL honeymoon.....sooooo excited!!

[markndean]

:cheer2: We booked our civil partnership a long time before it became law in the UK, and got married on 7th January 2006, following an unofficial ceremoney in 1995. We then had 19days in orlando, including a night in the Grand Floridian (luxury!). We have spent our firt 2 anniversaries in Orlando and intend to spend our annniversaries there indefinately!

Great to see other people from the UK on this site.

[Haphazard Hero]

My state (Utah) is going to be the last one, I know it.

[OrlandoMike]

My state (Utah) is going to be the last one, I know it.

Ya right, maybe behind Florida! (The one and only state where gays can not addopt! Yet we have thousands of kids in the foster care carousel!):sad2:

[DVC~OKW~96]

PLEASE don't get me started on that, Orlando Mike! :scared1: I'll NEVER shut up!

I was in California when the landmark decision was announced. It was GREAT!!!

I really do wonder what is holding Florida back. There are enough of us here to make a difference, isn't there? :confused:

[Stitch'sGlitch]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=A7addd1-SY8&feature=related

I don't know if everyone has seen this.

Oh and we are planning on having a ceremony in a couple years hopefully by then were we live it will be legal.

[OrlandoMike]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=A7addd1-SY8&feature=related

I don't know if everyone has seen this.

Oh and we are planning on having a ceremony in a couple years hopefully by then were we live it will be legal.

I love Ellen! McCain seems so uncomfortable with his own "views" in that interview.....

[DVC~OKW~96]

Yeah, he's a great sidestepper, isn't he? I thought Ellen was very gracious and could have really been nasty. That she wasn't speaks volumes.

I'm one of the holdouts that thinks the word marriage should be all inclusive. I'm not so stubborn as to lose the right to "contract" over wording, but since California rose to the challenge and named the union what it is; a marriage, I am very happy!

I'm still having a hard time understanding how one (or more) state can have something as profound as a marriage be a legal status, whereas that same legality does not carry through to all the states. I mean, if a couple is married in Mass. how can they not be married when they visit Florida? Makes no sense to me at all. We aren't talking about headlights on or off during the rain here, we're talking about two people who are legally united.

Bah. No reason to start a huge debate. I'm just rambling and until it is resolved with unity and rights for all, I'll continue to ramble (when I'm not ranting)! :angel:

[remain seated please]

My partner and I won't get married in "California" because I am not interested in having our spirits broken if and when the right wing gets their way and wins a constitutional ammendment in this state. If an ammendment fails then we might consider it. Unfortunately we are just in the middle innings of a nine-inning game here.

[Stitch'sGlitch]

I love Ellen as well. She handled what could have been a difficult and awkward situation very well. She made her point be heard and allowed him to share his opinion without getting into an argument.

I am really happy for everyone in CA, just hoping that it spreads across the rest of the country. I guess we can all Hope for a good election in November.

[OrlandoMike]

Looks like New York is heading in the right direction! :cool1:


http://news.aol.com/story/_a/for-ny-gays-marriage-rights-to-be-just-a/n20080529121609990035

[Stitch'sGlitch]

Go New York!:thumbsup2 I am excited to watch what happens across the country now. Hopefully this will be the beginning for the rest of the country.

[kingLouiethe1]

I'm so excited, I didn't even have a dream wedding planned because I just didn't think it was going to happen anytime soon.

I always figured we'd become domestic partners, have a small get-together and make a Saturday of it. Now I want a wedding, with cake and my friends at my side, and my family, and a band and me and my man in tuxes. Can't wait!

And yes this constitutional amendment is going to try to get passed in November, but remember what happened in Massachusetts. Once a flood gate opens, its rally hard to close, and this is a big one. Even if the resolution passes there will be thousands of gays and lesbians filing lawsuits, because you better believe they aren't going to sit back and let someone tell them their marriage isn't legal.

And remember what else happens in November, Obama or Hilary are going to go toe to toe with McCain, and you better believe a whole lot of Democrats are going to support us at the polls, and a whole lot of socially progressive republicans too (I've met them, they exist)!

So before you throw your hands in the air and say how hopeless it all is how about we go out and pound the pavement and get the voters out. And if that isn't your cup of tea, how about you throw some money at the people that are making it possible for me and my man, you and your woman and all of us to feel like our love is real and we are going to make it last forever.

So I'm new to this forum and excited to plan this disney wedding, so I can't have a hyperlink to equality for all, but you can take yourself there and help fight the fight.

equality for all


:bride:

[krhardy]

My tae kwon do instructor's instructor (did you follow that? ...Bobby is my instructor, Master Kathy is his) and her partner got married 2 weeks ago...they went to Canada (or so I'm told) for the "legal" part and then had their ceremony in Nashville where they live. I'm still not sure how that works out legally, but since only 1 of their names is on their son's adoption papers, they wanted to make sure there would be no legal issues if something happened to 1 of them. Well, that and they just wanted to get married. :goodvibes I didn't get to go to the ceremony in Nashville b/c my son had his soccer tournament, but the 4 or 5 families from our school that went said it was a blast.
They both wore white, and their son (who is 12 now) walked them down the isle.

[kingLouiethe1]

they went to Canada (or so I'm told) for the "legal" part and then had their ceremony in Nashville where they live. I'm still not sure how that works out legally, but since only 1 of their names is on their son's adoption papers, they wanted to make sure there would be no legal issues if something happened to 1 of them.

The problem is that legally it doesn't work out. Right now these women are married in Canada, but Tennessee doesn't recognize their union. I'm sure they have other legal safeguards in place to protect their son's future, which meant going to a lawyer, creating a stack of legal documents and paying for all of it.

All these things are taken care of for straight people with two little words "I do".

[Tigger&Belle]

My counselor told me that a person does not need to be a resident of CA to get married there. Of course it doesn't mean that your state will recognize the marriage, however if you're lucky enough to live in a state like NY that's different.

[SanFranciscan]

My partner and I won't get married in "California" because I am not interested in having our spirits broken if and when the right wing gets their way and wins a constitutional ammendment in this state. If an ammendment fails then we might consider it. Unfortunately we are just in the middle innings of a nine-inning game here.

I really think that you are going to get this this time. I am not a fan of the wedding industry so I was glad to just go to Reno and just put it to rest. Blow off the religious Right. They are petty and will soon be no concern of yours. A civil ceremony is what I got in 1985 and have been married ever since so you won't be needing their churches.

I was here when the same-sex marriage licenses were issued a couple of years ago in San Francisco. There was a line down the street and around the block with people who had come far to get them. I was off work that day and decided to show whatever support that I could. Some groups showed up with their scripture signs and whatnot and tried to take over the steps of City Hall and grab the media's attention. Some of the couples waiting started to get distressed that this could get out of hand and mess up their opportunity to marry.

I really felt that those arguing with these protesters had nothing to gain and too much to lose so I just starting saying "Oh, look, the entertainment committee is here!" I do not like to make fun of strangers, but these people were just too much. Within about a minute another woman joined me in heckling them and kept saying "Who invited Comedy Central?" until nervous laughter among those waiting became amused laughter until the hecklers gave up realizing that they were now the heckled.

There is a ballot initiative for the November election to make marriage only for a man and a woman in California. I got a prerecorded call asking if I wanted to sign the petition and what number to press if I did. I just hung up. My husband was asked at a BART train station to sign the same petition. He refused. Even local professional petitioners paid per signature have refused to circulate that particular petition so I wouldn't assume that its promoters are going to win in November if I were you.

Another thing is that money talks. What conservatives most like to conserve is their money. In a state that relies heavily upon tourism from San Francisco to the theme parks in southern California, those who think that they can't stand the thought of gay marriage will change their tune when they see the profits from legalized same-sex marriage start rolling in.

[hematite153]

The problem is that legally it doesn't work out. Right now these women are married in Canada, but Tennessee doesn't recognize their union. I'm sure they have other legal safeguards in place to protect their son's future, which meant going to a lawyer, creating a stack of legal documents and paying for all of it.

All these things are taken care of for straight people with two little words "I do".

Ah, but, it is slowly filtering down that there is a long-standing federal law that says if you were legally married in a foreign state according to the requirements of that foreign state then the US will recognize the marriage. The NY State Supreme court recently found that this statute is not affected by DOMA and therefore all same-sex couples married in Canada are legally married in NY state regardless of NYs laws.

I suspect that if people are willing to keep paying for these legal challenges other states will eventually reach the same decision with regards to which law trumps which. I wish you all luck!