That’s Angelisa “Angel” Young and Sinjoyla “Tina” Townsend, together for twelve years and raising two children, getting married (and at this very moment as we write this), the first of the nation’s capital’s gay couples to wed. They look beautiful, and we’re tearing up here.
Says the Rev. David K. North: They are “partners in life in this day and always. Those who god has joined together, let no one put asunder.”
Now it’s time for Reginald “Reggie” Stanley and Rocky Galloway, who are raising two baby girls together. Says Rocky: “Simply put, you make me feel free. Free to be everything that God made me to be, free to live this life in all of its fullness. Free to love you the way you deserve to be loved: openly and deeply.”
For our third broadcast ceremony, we have the Rev. Elder Darlene Garner and the Rev. Lorilyn Candy Holmes, who are both D.C. natives. “At last this day has come. … I knew even then that we were destined to be here, today.”
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Angelisa “Angel” Young and Sinjoyla “Tina” Townsend photos:
Reginald “Reggie” Stanley and Rocky Galloway photos:
The Rev. Elder Darlene Garner and the Rev. Lorilyn Candy Holmes photos:
Pete
Washington DC is now the gay and lesbian wedding capital of America. I’m so proud of my hometown.
DCAzn
Oh happy day. Oh happy day… Tearing up here… Thanks for posting the pictures, Queerty. So proud of the nation’s capital city!!!!
greenluv1322
Hey why didn’t the gay dudes kiss? They must have seen that episode of Sara Silverman. lol
The Artist
All I can say is “PEACELUVNBWILD”!
MitchNYC
Congrats all. Great day for DC, for LGBT and for African Americans alike.
Cam
Congratulations to all the couples! These people are many times more brave than riduculous folks like Sean Hayes. These are real people willing to live their lives. Good for them and Good for DC!
terrwill
Note to Maggot Gallagher (I know you are watching!) This is what happily married couples look like, maybe you should study real hard instead of your sham of a marriage with your “husband” Houdini. I realize thats not his actual name, but considering he always disappears it kinda sorta fits…….
Jan Stapel
Congrats to the newly weds!
My husband and I were lucky enough to get married in time in California.
The fight will go on until there will be equal marriage rights for all in all 50 states!
BUSSY
Oh this is soo touching.
Im sure a polygamist can bring an equal amount of tears to our eyes. Or maybe an incest couple or some cute couple from NAMBLA.
Sniffle
afrolez
Waiting on for nyc now
ewe
@terrwill: Ditto. To finally witness gay people publicly profess their feelings for one another and be acknowledged by the city is a joy. It is a happy day.
Opposition Research Gold
@terrwill:
Look up Maggie Gallagher’s bio in Wikipedia. I am shocked to learn that she is a Yalie, that she has had one or more “love children” without benefit of matrimony, and that she advertised this in an op -ed piece defending Dan Qualye’s opposition to the Murphy Brown episode about Murphy becoming preggers while un-married. Maggie’s hubby sounds like he may be Russian.
Maggie is a Dr Laura type, who lived one way, had a religious conversion to go another way, and wants to crucify everyone after them who does not agree. Dr Laura’s beaver shots are still available all over the internet from her old live-in boyfriend.
xerxes
@Opposition Research Gold:
Why did you have to remind us about Dr. Laura’s intimate photographs? I just got a migraine headache thinking that there may be some of Maggie out there in cyberspace.
AlwaysGay
Congrats to all those who made this possible. I wish all the married couples the best of luck and great happiness.
caad4
Tears. I’d kill for Tina’s dress. Stunning!
gollygeegaygoy
Congratulations to the beautiful couples and their families ! The happiness shines through the photos !!
unreal
Well I will just say I would be interested to hear from these two “reverends” and their Biblical interpretations on marriage.