- NYC wedding crush prompts lottery for Day 1 nuptials
New York City has resorted to a lottery to determine who will be able to get married this Sunday, the first day same-sex couples will be allowed to legally wed in the Empire State. Hundreds of couples have applied, but city clerks will only be able to accommodate 764 of those, which will still set a single-day record. "We want to make as many New Yorkers have the most important part of their life be that first Sunday," said New York City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, an out lesbian who plans to marry her partner. Reuters (7/19)
- N.Y. state flag to fly in Castro this weekend: A merchants' association in San Francisco's Castro neighborhood has decided to fly the New York state flag along with the rainbow flag this weekend to mark the beginning of legal marriage for same-sex couples in the Empire State. "We want to show solidarity with our brothers and sisters in New York," said Steve Adams, president of Merchants of Upper Market and Castro. Bay Area Reporter (San Francisco) (7/18)
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