The web is full of stories and videos of the first couple days of gay marriage in New York. Even stories of protesters (who had to be bussed in -- on Rainbow Transit busses) are plentiful.
So I'll stick to one sweet story. Steve Landis and Julie Irwin wanted their four year old twin daughters Emily and Sophie to witness the day. So the family went to the Brooklyn Municipal Building and Borough Hall early in the morning and stayed the day. In addition the girls volunteered their services as flower girls to any couple that would like to include them in the ceremony. The girls didn't know any of the couples, but that didn't change their enthusiasm for their job. And, yes, a male couple included the girls in their sweet moment. Now take a moment to ponder how wonderful that gesture is.
Sigh. A lawsuit has been filed to overturn New York's new marriage equality law. It claims the whole thing violated the Open Meetings Law among other technicalities. One commemter replied the Senate gallery was closed? Ha! It was packed with supporters.
Balanced with another sign of progress. Disneyland does weddings (the fairy tale kind, if you must know) and documents some of them in their wedding blog. A blog entry from last week has pictures of the wedding of Eric and Mat, complete with a ride in Cinderella's crystal carriage for their mothers. Alas, this one was in Calif., so isn't recognized by the state.
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