Will Beirne-Freiman, 2, of Sunnyside, Queens celebrates same-sex marriage with his family outside of City Clerks Clerks office on Sunday July 24, 2011, the first day that same-sex couples were granted the right to marry in New York State.
Connie Kurtz (center) and Ruthie Berman (left) celebrate same-sex marriage outside of the City Clerks office.
Robert Lassegue, 41, (Left) and Jose Manuel Reyes, 32, Westbury, long Island (Right) are married by Reverend Pat Bumgardner just outside the City Clerks Office.
We do!
Enrique Castro, 29 (left) and Wilson Castillo, 22 (right) both of Washington Heights were previously married in Connecticut but traveled down to the City Clerk’s office to support New York State’s Marriage Equality Act. They two plan on a New York wedding in early January 2012.
Geanette Coleman (left) and Kawane Harris (right) both of Midtown Manhattan pose for portraits.
God loves equality.
Ken fleck, 33, of Freehold, NJ demonstrates outside of the City Clerks office.
Ben Phelps, 36 of Topeka, Kansas demonstrates outside of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office in Midtown Manhattan: “Today is the first day they are having f-g marriages and they don’t have any truth or moral authority … We are here to tells Gods truth.”
Rabbi Mordechai Weberman, 68, of Williamsburg, Brooklyn:
“We are here to protest against the scandal of the legislative vote.”
Pat Necrerato, 40 of Freehold, NJ with Bible in hand demonstrates across the street from City Clerks office.
Adriana Knight, 35, Park Slope BK waves a Rainbow flag outside of the City Clerks office.