Gay Weddings are Good for Business

Research, data, advice and tips on the business of same-sex weddings from Bernadette Coveney Smith, the nation's leading gay wedding expert. In 2004, Bernadette opened 14 Stories, the first company in the U.S. to specialize in planning legal same-sex weddings.

Weekly Gay Marriage Roundup

Bernadette Coveney Smith - Friday, January 29, 2010
New feature:  every Friday, I'll be sharing some interesting news regarding gay weddings and gay marriage laws.  I'm hopeful that the news won't always be depressing about gay marriage bans and such.  So, here we go:

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Can Gay Couples Adopt Haitian Orphans?

Bernadette Coveney Smith - Friday, January 22, 2010
I was reading an article that asked whether gays can support the people of Haiti by adopting orphaned children.

It's a great question and I'm sure tons of people would love to help these kids start over with healthy families.

But if you're gay and married, then you can't.  Gay adoption is banned by every country in the world.  If you're married, they'll know.  But if you're gay and single, you can get around the rule by pretending that you're straight.  If you're coupled but not married you can pretend that the person you're traveling with is your friend.  But if you're married, you're out of luck.

It's a shame.  You can read more about this issue here on the HRC website.

Do you know any gay couples who pretended to be straight in order to adopt a child?



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Gay Wedding Glossary: Civil Partnership

Bernadette Coveney Smith - Monday, June 11, 2007
Gay Wedding Glossary

Civil Partnerships:  Civil partnerships are the federally recognized equivalent of same-sex marriage.  Civil partnerships are the law in several countries, including the U.K., Ireland and Germany.

Civil partnerships bring identical rights, recognition and protections of marriage, to same-sex couples, without using the actual term "marriage".   A civil partnership is different from a civil union in the United States because civil unions are state laws and civil partnership are federal laws.  

Why not use the term marriage?  Marriage, while, at its heart, is a civil institution, has many religious associations.  Many politicians feel that "civil partnership" or "civil union" is a safer term and that it's easier to pass legislation using that term, instead of marriage.  

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