Two grandmothers wed in New York's first legal gay marriage

Digital Journal ^ | July 24, 2011

[NYer]

Two women who are grandmothers became the first same-sex couple to legally marry in the state of New York, when they took part in a ceremony just after midnight on Saturday.

Kitty Lambert, 54, and Cheryle Rudd, 53, were joined by family, friends, supporters and tourists as they married at a Niagara Falls park near the Canada-US border. Niagara Falls Mayor Paul Dyster officiated and the water cascade was bright with rainbow-coloured lights.

The New York Times reported that, following 12 tolls of a bell to ring in the day, Dyster, said, “By the power vested in me by the laws of the state of New York, I now pronounce you legally married.”

According to Reuters, Lambert, an art gallery manager, made the blue satin dress she wore. Rudd, who works in a food processing plant, was dressed in a white tuxedo.

“I may be the first person standing here in history, but I’m just an ordinary grandma," The New York Times quoted Lambert as saying just before thew wedding. "This is one of the most incredible moments of my personal life, but it’s also an incredible moment for New York.”

The women have five children and 12 grandchildren between them.

They have been a couple for more than a decade.

"We ended up together because our partners were having an affair with each other," Lambert told the Village Voice. "So we went out to laugh about it and have a drink and commiserate. And we found out it was the most wonderful thing that they cheated with each other, because we were so better suited to each other. It was a God kind of thing.

So we started dating, and instantly we knew this is who we were supposed to be with. Of course, marriage wasn't an option back then, even in California."

She was involved in the founding of, and is president of, OUTspoken for Equality.

"This is pretty cool," Australian visitor Andrew Holder told Reuters following the wedding. "You come to see the falls, you see history."

Photos from Lambert and Rudd's wedding can be seen on the Daily Mail website.

[NYer]

"We ended up together because our partners were having an affair with each other," Lambert told the Village Voice. "So we went out to laugh about it and have a drink and commiserate. And we found out it was the most wonderful thing that they cheated with each other, because we were so better suited to each other. It was a God kind of thing.

More like a Satanic kind of thing. God help us all!

[television is just wrong]

were they married before? do they lose their social security benefits now? what happens?

[shotdog]

Sawdust and spiderwebs. sd

[SpaceBar]

Baby take your teeth out - by Frank Zappa

[FlyingEagle]

That’s gross.

[Beowulf9]

So, these old ladies husbands were having a homosexual affair together and so the girls got together and repeated the same act?

No originality. Took a long time for nature to take its course, eh?;)

[GAB-1955]

I know that the State can establish marriages, but it seems under the eyes of any Christian church that holds to its received faith, this marriage is invalid automatically. What does one do?

[FrdmLvr]

I’ll bet their grandchildren are proud.

[max americana]

effing repuslive..but not as disgusting as teaching faggot crap in our schools in mexifornia.

[I still care]

A whole new thing now, right?

A lot of older people I know who are together don’t get married because the legalities make a mess for everyone. They don’t want to give the kids inheritance problems, lose their insurances, social securities, pensions, etc.

I’m not saying it’s right but it’s the world.

[Larry - Moe and Curly]

They didn’t say “husbands”, they said “partners”.

I don’t think this is the first time for them.

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[Dilbert San Diego]

But since they are grandmothers, I think people are thinking they used to be married to men.

There’s anecdotal evidence that many “lesbians” with children had those children the old fashioned way, before they decided that they were really lesbian. So it wouldn’t be a stretch to think these 2 had husbands at some point.

[preamble]

what? they were both married to men previously?

talking about on the rebound....

why do homosexuals have to have the attention
on themselves all the time? I would have just gotten married
in a quiet way, no media.

How come I have to celebrate my gayness? when
do people celebrate their heterosexuality?

[KosmicKitty]

Hey! You forgot a photo of the happy couple.

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barf

[EGPWS]

effing repuslive..but not as disgusting as teaching faggot crap in our schools in mexifornia.

The PC term is "fudge". /s

[LeoWindhorse]

God will judge these old ladies

None escape the Judgement

[Pearls Before Swine]

“We ended up together because our partners were having an affair with each other,”

It’s not like they abandoned healthy relationships to hook up with each other.

I bet family Christmas dinners are a real hoot.