For the 25th year in a row, New York is set to be the subject of a naval invasion this month, when Fleet Week hits town, from May 23-30. The arrival of thousands of sailors on our shore has always been filled with secret gay sexy times and lots occasionally adorable missed connections. But with the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, one has to wonder: is this year going to be the gayest Fleet Week ever? Because it is already shaping up to be a doozy. more ›

It has been two years since New York had a big political wedding to fuss over (Chelsea+Marc4Eva!) so thank goodness for City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, eh? The frontrunner to replace Mayor Bloomberg is planning to marry her girlfriend next month and the Times today looks at what that means. The big takeaway? With the possible exception of Barney Frank, who is leaving politics soon after he gets hitched, Quinn's wedding will make her the highest profile married gay in politics. more ›

In January, Pope Benedict XVI used his annual address to the diplomatic corps as a platform to denounce gay marriage, calling it one of the major threats that could undermine "the future of humanity itself." With Maryland becoming the eighth state to legalize same-sex marriage last week, the Pope once again condemned gay nuptials, and came across sounding quite scared of "the powerful political and cultural currents seeking to alter the legal definition of marriage." more ›

Though the response to Chris Christie's veto of gay marriage in New Jersey has been unsurprisingly mixed in the Garden State (where a majority support marriage equality) it doesn't seem to have hurt the gov on the national stage—which was pretty much the point. more ›

As promised, New Jersey governor Chris Christie went and vetoed gay marriage in the Garden State today. It took him six hours from it reaching his desk to issue what he called a "conditional" veto of the bill. more ›

Game on, Chris Christie! Today the New Jersey Assembly joined with the State Senate and passed legislation legalizing same-sex marriage in a vote of 41 to 33. But gays aren't going to be getting hitched in the Garden State anytime soon, not when Chris Christie has promised a veto! more ›

And the complicated position that New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has put himself in gets more complicated. Today the New Jersey State Senate voted 24-16 to legalize gay marriage in the Garden State and the bill is expected to pass again in the State Assembly on Thursday. But despite popular support for marriage equality in his state Christie, presumably eying future national elections, has vowed to veto the bill—meaning no gay nups on the Shore just yet. more ›

The Chris Christie civil rights apology tour continues! After flubbing his first apology by going and calling a New Jersey lawmaker "numbnuts," the Garden State gov took to the airwaves yesterday to again apologize to anyone he might have offended when he suggested white Southerners should have been allowed to vote on civil rights gains for blacks in the 1960s. But he's not sorry about calling Assemblyman Reed Gusciora "numbnuts," okay? more ›

Chris Christie has vowed to veto any gay marriage bill that passes his desk—causing him political headaches since it looks like he may have to put that vow to the test. Also giving the roly-poly governor of New Jersey headaches? A comment he made earlier this week suggesting white Southerners should have been allowed to vote civil rights gains for blacks during the 1960s. Let's just say some people respectfully disagree with the presumed 2016 GOP presidential candidate. more ›

Democratic lawmakers in New Jersey are really serious about their promise to bring marriage equality to a vote in the Garden State, and Governor Chris Christie is really serious about trying to get around them without upsetting either side too much. Today a Senate committee in the state advanced a bill on the topic in an 8-4 vote along party lines. Which gave Chrstie the perfect time to push instead for a voter referendum in November on gay marriage. more ›

Marriage equality hasn't just been good for gay New Yorkers—its also been good for the economy, Republicans, gay men's health, and religious recruiters. And now a group of mayors—including our own Mike Bloomberg—have teamed up to try and bring the freedom to marry to the rest of the country. more ›

Just as New Jersey is getting ready to put gay marriage back on the table an unsurprising voice of opposition has reared its head. Pope Benedict XVI in an annual address to the diplomatic corps yesterday said that married homosexuals were one of the major threats facing the family, threats that could undermine "the future of humanity itself." Because the Catholic Church has a perfect record there, right? more ›

More good news for gay newlyweds (and even the not-so-newlyweds, too): getting married is good for your health! A new study from the American Journal of Public Health uses the power of science to prove that in states where gay marriage is legal, gay men visit doctors less and are generally happier with their lives. more ›

Six months later, and some conservatives are still freaking out about gay marriage in New York—first, state clerks who opposed the move jumped ship, and now, an upstate judge has ruled that a lawsuit seeking to overturn the marriage equality law can proceed. more ›

Rose Marie Belforti, the state clerk in tiny upstate Ledyard, New York who refuses to sign same-sex marriage licenses on religious grounds, has been re-elected and will serve another two years. more ›

Archbishop Dolan has no made no secret of the fact that he does not approve of marriage equality—but now, as JoeMyGod points out, he appears to just be scaremongering on the topic. In a long interview with Salt Lake City's Deseret News, Dolan claims that priests across New York are being threatened with lawsuits for not allowing gay marriages—even though the church's right to do so was one of the sticking points that almost held up marriage equality in New York in the first place. more ›

When the state legalized gay marriage over the summer, many people, gay and straight, were psyched. Some were not. One state clerk resigned from her post rather than sign her name on a gay marriage license, and now, another state clerk is refusing to sign same-sex marriage licenses. Only this time, she's not resigning. more ›

So, the Ninth District election in September could come down to gay marriage? The candidates in the increasingly tight special election for Anthony Weiner's likely-lame duck seat have been racking up unsurprising endorsements (Giuliani for Bob Turner! Schumer for David Weprin!), and that is all well and good. However it seems that the Orthodox Jews in the area are grinding their teeth over the logic Weprin used when he voted to support marriage equality in the state Assembly earlier this year. more ›

Poor Bert and Ernie. The internet will just not leave the two best friend/ roommates/ ambiguous sleepover pals alone—once again, the duo's sexuality is being questioned, as a new petition circulates calling for the two to tie the knot. Were the Avenue Q puppets not enough? more ›

Dollywood, the country-style theme park in Tennessee co-owned by buxom crooner Dolly Parton, is in hot water this week after a lesbian couple spoke out, claiming park officials denied them entry because one woman wore a "Marriage is so Gay" T-shirt. more ›

Yesterday saw the first lawsuit trying to stop gay marriage in New York and today brings the opposite. The New York State Attorney General has filed a brief in the ongoing fight against the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) arguing that it violates the right to equal protection under the law for gay and lesbian couples. more ›

Yesterday was Gay Day for hundreds of New Yorkers who were finally able to tie the knot legally. But it wasn't all adorable photo ops. Oh, no. There were protests, too. And now there is a lawsuit trying to overturn the law that made Gay Day possible in the first place. more ›

This Sunday is unofficially Gay Day in New York, what with legal gay marriages kicking in then in the Empire State. And thanks to the city of New York hundreds of gay couples are extra gay today, since they've gotten word that they will be allowed to say "I Do" on Sunday. In fact all 823 couples who entered a city lottery for a wedding slot have been given the all clear—even though the city had originally capped the gay nups at 764. “Everybody wins,” the City Council speaker, Christine C. Quinn, said in a statement. But in our minds she is running around like Oprah going "Everybody gets to wed! Everybody gets to wed!" more ›

Sunday, July 24, is gonna be one big gay wedding day in New York. And not just because Niagara Falls will be lit up like a rainbow. So many couples have expressed interest in getting hitched on the first day of legal marriage equality in New York State that New York City can't accomodate them all! Instead, the city today announced plans to give out spots to marry on Sunday via lottery. All in all the city expects to marry 764 couples on Sunday, which if reached will break the city record for marriages in one day by more than 100! The previous high was 621 marriages on Valentine's day 2003. more ›