On marriage equality and cake in MN

[RachelB]

A sweet story about the couple that's first in line to marry when marriage equality becomes law in Minnesota this week:

http://minnesota.publicradio.org/displa ... ng?refid=0

Miles and ten Broeke had a big wedding 12 and a half years ago, with lots of friends and family and personal vows they'd written for each other, but that ceremony didn't confer any legal rights. The midnight ceremony at City Hall in Minneapolis, Miles said, will be different:

"We call it "Margaret and Cathy's wedding 2.0," she said, "this time with rights!"

Edited to add: Note that the National Organization for [the limitation of] Marriage [to heterosexual people] is being pissy as usual.

[NurseNell]

A friend of mine is also marrying her partner of 20+ years. They had a church wedding 20 years ago and consider themselves married but this will make them legally married.

[RachelB]

A friend of mine is also marrying her partner of 20+ years. They had a church wedding 20 years ago and consider themselves married but this will make them legally married.

Congratulations to them on gaining state recognition of their marriage!