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Gay couples can register to marry in NY, but form still lists "bride" and "groom"
By Virginia SmithJuly 5th, 2011, 5:30 pmComments (4)
Today marks an exciting day, in that gay couples can officially apply for marriage licenses in New York! A big day for civil rights, by all accounts, but naturally it didn't go off without at least one awkward hitch: couples looking to apply online found that the form still requires that both a "groom" and "bride" be listed in order to register.
One woman seeking to register with her girlfriend saw the space that read "Step 1: Groom - Info," and told The New York Times, "I just looked at it, and then I stopped and said, 'I can't do this.'"
A City Council spokesman said that the form would be fixed "later today," so things should be up and running soon, but still, not the warmest welcome gay couples looking to register could have gotten today.
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Commentarium (4 Comments)
Awww. Give the poor intern a day to update the application and make copies!
half the time when you go to get NHS condoms in this country the application form lists your title as "Mrs/miss/ms"
cos it's a woman's responsibility, innit
also, you get to carry them away in a little paper bag with balloons and streamers printed on it, like you're coming away from a kid's birthday with your wee bag of sweeties
Ha, I had no idea about this--hilarious!
How should they be identified? "Person 1 and 2" like on the Census form? Or something like "Prospective spouse 1 and 2"? Wedding gift registries will have to be updated too.