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New York’s Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who is poised to be the state’s next mayor, tied the knot with her longtime partner Kim Catullo last weekend.

IHG’s Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts is celebrating the dreamy date by hosting 11 weddings for 11 couples, with VH1 star and Master Matchmaker Steve Ward presiding over the ceremony.

The show included a special dedication to marriage equality in light of New York City’s recent legalization of gay marriage. Two brides ended the production holding hands in a final walk to applause and cheers by members of the audience.

On her 1972 album, Bette Midler sang "Chapel of Love," which became one of those LGBT anthems heard during Pride marches and celebrations. The only problem was, until recently, there weren’t so many chapels willing to celebrate same-sex marriage.

With marriage equality now the law of the land in our fair (and fare) state, Fire Island continues to ready itself as "the destination" place for special weddings.

A gay man and a woman whose sex-change operation was paid for by the state tied the knot Saturday in a first-of-its-kind wedding for Cuba, a sign of how much the country’s attitude toward sexuality has changed.

To celebrate the passing of The Marriage Equality Bill, The Grove Hotel in collaboration with www.rainbowweddingclergy.com will host Love & Marriage A Weekend Wedding Celebration Sept 16-18, 2011.

The historic legalization of same-sex marriage is expected to boost the New York economy by $285 million with an estimated 21,000 gay and lesbian couples expected to marry in the first three years.

Standing up before dozens of Suquamish Tribal members at a general council meeting in March, Heather Purser told them she was a lesbian, and asked her people to recognize same-sex marriages at the tribe’s Washington state reservation.

Greater Fort Lauderdale has rolled out the "Rainbow Carpet" for GLBT visitors for the last 15 years and is pleased to share in the celebration of gay marriage in New York.