In the mixed up map of same-sex marriage, gay couples in New York City are now traveling to Greenwich to get married. No that’s not Greenwich Village, New York, the site of the Stonewall riots and the birthplace of the modern gay rights movement. It’s the wealthy, lush Manhattan suburb of Greenwich, Conn., a two-hour drive from NYC with few signs of gay life.
Reports the NY Times: From Nov. 12, 2008, the day same-sex marriages became legal in Connecticut, through the end of May, 139 same-sex couples applied for a marriage license and wed in Greenwich. All but three of them were been from out of state, most from New York City, according to Barbara Lowden, the town’s assistant registrar of vital statistics.
Same sex-marriage is still not legal in NY, but has become law in Connecticut. Go figure. At least you can get married now in Connecticut and be back in Manhattan by evening to celebrate.
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