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Lava in a cold climate: Icelanders rush to get wed at volcano site

Lava in a cold climate: Icelanders rush to get wed at volcano site | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The ‘quiet’ eruption on the Reykjanes peninsula lets scientists, the public and even marrying couples enjoy the spectacle close up

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Where are the first lesbian couple in the world to legally marry now?

Where are the first lesbian couple in the world to legally marry now? | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Helene Faasen and Anne Marie Thus were the first female same-sex couple in the world to legally marry.

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Covid-19 couldn’t stop this wedding, a true LGBT love story with photos that got 112,000 reactions on Facebook – but it took Arthur Tam and Anish Bramhandkar 13 trips to say ‘I do’

Covid-19 couldn’t stop this wedding, a true LGBT love story with photos that got 112,000 reactions on Facebook – but it took Arthur Tam and Anish Bramhandkar 13 trips to say ‘I do’ | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Covid-19 couldn’t stop this wedding, a true LGBT love story with photos that got 112,000 reactions on Facebook – but it took Arthur Tam and Anish Bramhandkar 13 trips to say ‘I do’
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Gay Couple Marries During Coronavirus Outbreak as Would-Be Guests Watch from Home

Gay Couple Marries During Coronavirus Outbreak as Would-Be Guests Watch from Home | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

“I’m hoping this is a good story that we’ll be able to tell our children in the future,” says groom Alex Fishman

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The National Gay Wedding Association Announces Ground-breaking LGBTQ+ Inclusive Awareness Conference: #ShareTheLove

The National Gay Wedding Association Announces Ground-breaking LGBTQ+ Inclusive Awareness Conference: #ShareTheLove | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The National Gay Wedding Association (NGWA), the only professional association dedicated to cultivating partnerships with LGBTQ+ inclusive wedding vendors, is pleased to announce its first-ever LGBTQ+ Inclusive Awareness Conference, #sharethelove from September 15 to 17, 2020 in Palm Springs, CA, at the iconic Riviera Resort & Spa, in the heart of the city’s Uptown Design District.

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34 Beautiful LGBTQ Wedding Photos That Are Overflowing With Love

34 Beautiful LGBTQ Wedding Photos That Are Overflowing With Love | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Here come the happy tears! The beginning of June marks the start of Pride Month, a time dedicated to honoring the LGBTQ community.

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Jonathan Van Ness Invites Colorado of Masterpiece Cakeshop Case to Wedding in Seattle

Jonathan Van Ness Invites Colorado of Masterpiece Cakeshop Case to Wedding in Seattle | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
The star will wed a Seattle couple in Seattle during Pride
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Tying the knot 26 times: Japanese lesbian couple to 'wed' in all countries where same-sex marriages legal

Tying the knot 26 times: Japanese lesbian couple to 'wed' in all countries where same-sex marriages legal | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

A Japanese lesbian couple plan to stage wedding photos in every country around the world where same-sex marriage is legal in a push to increase understanding...

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Celebrate LGBT History Month with this First-of-its-kind Book “Love Is Love: Ideas and Inspirations: The LGBTQ+ Wedding Book”

Celebrate LGBT History Month with this First-of-its-kind Book “Love Is Love: Ideas and Inspirations: The LGBTQ+ Wedding Book” | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Part historical record, part family album, "Love Is Love" is a celebration of same-sex couples seizing the opportunity to honor their love through marriage, and of those who helped make their weddings possible. Above all, "Love Is Love" is an invitation—to celebrate, to be inspired, and to join those within in the formidable mission to redefine the traditional American wedding.

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Gov. Bruce Rauner officiates at gay wedding of Mark Cozzi, sparking conservative ire

Gov. Bruce Rauner officiates at gay wedding of Mark Cozzi, sparking conservative ire | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner — who has already drawn ire from social conservatives — officiated a same sex wedding in Chicago last month.
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Gay Tourism in Brazil | Rio de Janeiro

Gay Tourism in Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Gay Tourism in Brazil is about supporting the LGBTQ community! Meet the Women behind Gataria Photography. Rio's First Gay & Lesbian Wedding Photographers.
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Fight brews with Michigan farmer who bars LGBT weddings in apple orchard

Fight brews with Michigan farmer who bars LGBT weddings in apple orchard | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
A farmer wants the courts to step in after he was barred from a Michigan farmers market because he doesn't allow gay couples to marry at his apple orchard.
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Marriage Has Become a Trophy

Marriage Has Become a Trophy | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
A wedding is no longer the first step into adulthood that it once was, but, often, the last.
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But there is one statistical tidbit that flies in the face of this conventional wisdom: A clear majority of same-sex couples who are living together are now married.

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NC LGBTQ advocates: Discrimination difficult to challenge

NC LGBTQ advocates: Discrimination difficult to challenge | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

A few local ordinances protect against LGBTQ discrimination in NC and the attorney general says federal laws apply. But in most places, victims find little help.

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2020 Wedding Resource Guide: Bruce Pittman Inc.

2020 Wedding Resource Guide: Bruce Pittman Inc. | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Planning a wedding in Nashville? Here’s what (and who) you need to know.

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Same-sex weddings have boosted economies by $3.8 billion since legalization

Same-sex weddings have boosted economies by $3.8 billion since legalization | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Same-sex weddings have been a boon for the wedding industry since gay marriage was legalized in 2015 -- and in the years since, it's boosted state and local economies by $3.8 billion, a new study estimates.

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South Korea's same-sex marriage ban remains major barrier for LGBT reformers

South Korea's same-sex marriage ban remains major barrier for LGBT reformers | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Same-sex marriages are not recognized in South Korea, but calls for change are beginning.

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Our wedding made LGBT history in Costa Rica

Our wedding made LGBT history in Costa Rica | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

How a clerical error led to the first legal gay marriage in Costa Rica

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After years of fierce debate, Taiwan celebrates the first same-sex weddings in Asia

After years of fierce debate, Taiwan celebrates the first same-sex weddings in Asia | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Beaming in the bright sunshine, Amber Wang took the hand of her new wife, Kristin Huang, on the steps of the Xinyi District office in Taipei, Friday, making history as one of the first same-sex couples to marry in Asia.

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Social media brings in LGBTI weddings to CNMI

Social media brings in LGBTI weddings to CNMI | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The Northern Marianas tourism boss is thanking social media for marketing the territory as a same-sex marriage destination.

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David’s Bridal Ad Features Lesbian Couple for First Time

David’s Bridal Ad Features Lesbian Couple for First Time | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

The new David's Bridal ad campaign features two lesbian prides, and asks customers to 'Rewrite the Rules' for their weddings.

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Marketing to LGBTQ Wedding Couples

Marketing to LGBTQ Wedding Couples | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

Get smart when you start to promote your LGBTQ business--here's how - Now that LGBTQ couples are asserting their consumer influence in greater numbers, there is significantly more competition, and the bar is set much higher. But for those businesses genuinely invested in serving this rapidly expanding niche, opportunities abound.

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Wedding planners call on province to better market PEI as a wedding destination

Wedding planners call on province to better market PEI as a wedding destination | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Some members of P.E.I.'s wedding industry say government needs to do more to market the Island as a wedding destination. About 800 couples get married on P.E.I. each year, and about one third of them come from off-Island, according to the province.
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South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg ties knot in same-sex marriage

South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg ties knot in same-sex marriage | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it

South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg is now a married man.

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Indian Gay Marriage Bureau is Helping The LGBT Community Find Love

Indian Gay Marriage Bureau is Helping The LGBT Community Find Love | #ILoveGay | Scoop.it
Indian Arranged Gay Marriage Bureau - AGM is India’s first and only bureau that does matchmaking & brings together people from the LGBTQ (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer). Urvi Shah, the AGM founder, is helping the LGBTQ community find love through the AGM Bureau.
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