New Wedding Chapel in NYC Welcomes Gay/Lesbian Couples

They came to Ave Maria as lovers and left 10 minutes later as husband and husband, married in a New York chapel despite a ban on gay marriage in the state. "I never thought this would finally happen," said 25-year-old Omar Portacio, who on Saturday immediately adopted the surname of his partner John, with whom he has lived in Brooklyn for a year. To celebrate their union, Omar and John came to a small "wedding chapel" that opened two weeks ago in the trendy, bohemian Lower East Side neighborhood. Full Story from AFP

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