Wedding Equality

Huang Mei-yu and Yu Ya-ting, August 11, 2012

Guanyin Township, Taiwan

This was said to be Taiwan’s first Buddhist same-sex wedding. Unfortunately, same-sex couples do not yet have any legal recognition in Taiwan. 

curiouscontents asked: Not to put a downer on things, but I thought you should know that same sex marriage isn't yet legal in Scotland, they've just drafted a bill to legalise it, which means it hasn't happened yet. It's a big step, but they've still got vigorous opposition, but they're planning to pass it next year, so hopefully the rest of the UK will follow suit soon too.

Oh. OK. Thanks for clarification. 

iliketolicklamppostsinwinter-de asked: Civil partnerships for same sex couples in the UK were legalised in December 2005; the Labour Party government of the day expected no more than 22,000 partnerships to first between then and January 2011. You may like to hear that figures out yesterday reveal that over 106,000 partnerships have been registered - nearly five times the expected amount. All of these 200,000+ people will be able to convert those partnerships to marriages from 2015 onwards under government plans.

Hooray! May the rest of the world follow the lead of countries like hte UK! 

Yes we’re young. But i plan on making her my wife one day  She means the world to me and i love her so much. (Me: right,  Nell: Left)

Christine Quinn and Kim M. Catullo, May 19, 2012

New York City, New York

Quinn is the speaker of the New York City Council. 

Hiroshi and Philip Civil-Unionised under the NZ law

Philip Turner, a New Zealand citizen, and Hiroshi Ikeda, a Japanese citizen and NZ permanent resident, had lived together already more than 16 years.  We were bonded with Civil Union under the NZ law in December 2010 in Auckland, New Zealand.  Unfortunately, we cannot have any legal protection under the Japanese law, and Hiroshi is working with a group to make a partnership law happen in Japan.

saraplusryan:

Care and Katy’s Commitment Ceremony in San Diego

singingwithcagedbirds:

Gay wedding 2012!
Megan and Candice
Central Park, NY, NY

Isabel and Roni, August 8, 2010

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Both of the brides are rabbis. Follow the link for a story about their family’s reaction to their engagement.

Nur & Puri wedding in El Escorial, Madrid, Spain. We were celebrating it in La Cueva restaurant with family and friends. 10/10/2005.

Beau Chandler and Mark “Major” Jimenez, July 6, 2012

Dallas, Texas

The couple staged a protest and was arrested after being denied a marriage license at the Dallas County Records building. 

thesmilinglady asked: I'm a religious Jew and bisexual and for a long time, I thought that I'd have to choose between my religion and who I love. But seeing your picture of the orthodox rabbi marrying a same-sex couple in DC gave me hope that someday I won't have to choose! Thank you for all of these beautiful pictures and the stories they tell!

Lovely. Thanks so much for sharing! Not many orthodox rabbis are on board yet, but it’s a start! For those interested, here is a link to the picture she is talking about. And for those who want to learn more about this topic, I recommend the documentary film, Trembling Before G-d. 

Jim Ready and Barney Frank, July 7, 2012

Newton, Massachusetts

By marrying Ready, Rep. Frank became the first member of Congress to marry someone of the same sex. 

Tabitha and Donna, September 2011

Defuniak Springs, Florida

The couple used a sand ceremony as part of their wedding.