PRESS RELEASE: NEWLY WED IN NEW YORK
Contact: Ove Overmyer
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April 23, 2008 Rochester, N.Y.—NEWLY WED IN NEW YORK is a celebration of the recent NYS Appellate Court decision to recognize in New York marriages between same-sex couples performed elsewhere.
Events include a renewal of vows & commitment ceremony, a wedding reception and the first of its kind LGBT Wedding Expo, which includes sixty local businesses that will be marketing their goods and services to the gay and lesbian community. A significant turnout is expected and proceeds go to LGBT Friends of Good Government (LGBTFOGG). LGBTFOGG is a political action committee dedicated to supporting LGBT affirming political candidates.
Todd Plank, a local field organizer working for marriage equality remarked, “For those couples who have been legally married in Massachusetts, Canada, or anywhere else that same-sex marriages are legally performed, this will be the first time that these couples will be able to walk down the aisle with the legal validation that their marriage is on par with those of married heterosexual couples residing in NYS.”
This event is also a demonstration to emphasize that now is the time for the NYS Senate to vote on, pass the marriage equality bill, and send it to Governor Patterson’s office to sign into law. (The NYS Assembly passed the Marriage Bill last July in an historic 85-61 vote.)
The residents of Monroe County and New York State do not support discrimination against loving same-sex couples and their families. The Empire State is ready to follow the lead of Massachusetts and Canada and enact a marriage law that would be inclusive of same-sex couples.
When: Saturday April 26, 2008
Renewal of Vows & Commitment Ceremony: 2:30 pm at the First Unitarian Church on 220 Winton Road South, Rochester, N.Y.
Dine-Around Town: Many restaurants and specialty shops are reducing prices and welcoming newly wed couples at their establishments from Friday evening, April 25 to Sunday, April 27.
Community Reception: 7:30 pm to 12:00 am at The Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 East Main Street, Rochester, New York 14604
Rochester’s First Annual LGBT Wedding Expo: 7:30 pm to 10:30 pm at The Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 East Main Street, Rochester, New York 14604
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