NYC Mayor Bloomberg to officiate at gay wedding

Well crap, sort of. I was all set to go to City Hall (“reporting for lgbtSr!”) on Monday July 25 to cover history as we can finally marry in New York state. But it turns out the bill takes effect on Sunday the 24th, when Frank and I will be at Rainbow Mountain in the Poconos. Mayor Mike won’t have the same scheduling conflict, as he has agreed to officiate at an aide’s ceremony. From Reuters: (Reuters) – New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will officiate at the wedding of two city officials on July 24, the first day same sex couples can legally marry in the state. It will only be the third time that Bloomberg, who has been a staunch supporter of changing the law to allow same-sex couples to wed, has officiated at a wedding since taking office in 2002. Jonathan Mintz, the city’s consumer affairs commissioner, and John Feinblatt, a chief adviser to the mayor, will marry at Gracie Mansion in Manhattan. “John and Jonathan have each done so much to make the City a better place, and together, they helped me see the issue of marriage equality in very clear terms,” Bloomberg said in a statement provided through a spokesman. “This will be one of the biggest days of their lives, a day they’ve waited a long time to see, and I’m just honored to be a part of it.”
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